Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tód
Proto-Germanic *þod
Proto-Germanic *þat
Proto-West Germanic *þat
Old English þæt
Middle English that
English that
From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.
Meanings
(not-comparable, qualifier:degree) To a given extent or degree. ▸ Denoting an equal degree.
Here's the measurement – the ribbon must be that long, no longer and no shorter.
(not-comparable, qualifier:degree) To a given extent or degree. ▸ Denoting ‘as much’, ‘no less’.
She said we waited for three hours, but I'm sure it wasn't that long.
It didn't seem like ten miles, but actually it was that far.
(in negative constructions, not-comparable, often, qualifier:degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly.
I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
How was the play? ~ Not all that good.
I was seen quite quickly — I didn't have to wait that long.
You're fun to spend time with, but I'm not that into you.
(Australia, UK, in positive constructions, informal, not-comparable) To such an extent; so.
This was carried with that little noise that for a good space the vigilant Bishop was not awak'd with it. 1693, John Hacket, “Scrinia reserata: a Memorial offered to the great Deservings of John Williams”, in Archbishop Williams:
es así de (to a given extent or degree) · lv tik (to a given extent or degree) · de dermaßen (to a great extent or degree, very) · lv tik (to a great extent or degree, very) · pt assim (to a given extent or degree) · fi niin (to a great extent or degree, very) · hu ilyen (to a given extent or degree) · zea zò (to a given extent or degree) · da så (to a great extent or degree, very) · sl tako (to a given extent or degree) · vi thế (to a given extent or degree) · ja 程 (to a great extent or degree, very) · nb så (to a great extent or degree, very) · eo tiom (to a given extent or degree) · el τόσο (to a given extent or degree) · sv så (to a great extent or degree, very) · de dermaßen (to a given extent or degree) · hu olyan (to a great extent or degree, very) · tr o kadar (to a great extent or degree, very) · pl aż (to a great extent or degree, very) · hu annyira (to a given extent or degree) · fr que (to a given extent or degree) · nl zo (to a given extent or degree) · da så (to a given extent or degree) · ms itu (to a given extent or degree) · sv så (to a given extent or degree) · uk так (to a great extent or degree, very) · fr si (to a great extent or degree, very) · gl así (to a given extent or degree) · hu olyan (to a given extent or degree) · uk насті́льки (to a given extent or degree) · pl na tyle (to a given extent or degree) · hu ennyire (to a given extent or degree) · gl tan (to a given extent or degree) · pt tão (to a great extent or degree, very) · nl zo (to a great extent or degree, very) · fi niin (to a given extent or degree) · vi vậy (to a given extent or degree) · bg толкова (to a given extent or degree) · fr aussi (to a great extent or degree, very) · de so (to a given extent or degree) · pl na tyle (to a great extent or degree, very) · el τόσο (to a great extent or degree, very) · ang swā (to a great extent or degree, very) · tr o kadar (to a given extent or degree) · ru насто́лько (to a given extent or degree) · nb så (to a given extent or degree) · fi noin (to a given extent or degree) · fr cela (to a given extent or degree) · ru так (to a great extent or degree, very) · es tan (to a given extent or degree) · pt tão (to a given extent or degree) · ru насто́лько (to a great extent or degree, very) · sl tako (to a great extent or degree, very) · de so (to a great extent or degree, very) · pt tanto (to a great extent or degree, very) · ru так (to a given extent or degree) · vi thế (to a great extent or degree, very) · es tan (to a great extent or degree, very) · gl tan (to a great extent or degree, very) · uk так (to a given extent or degree) · ang swā (to a given extent or degree) · pl aż (to a given extent or degree) · uk насті́льки (to a great extent or degree, very) · hu annyira (to a great extent or degree, very)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tód
Proto-Germanic *þod
Proto-Germanic *þat
Proto-West Germanic *þat
Old English þæt
Middle English that
English that
From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.
Meanings
Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.
He told me that the book is a good read.
I believe that it is true.
Pidgin is a combination of expressions and phrases that are recognizable to those who speak it. To non-Pidgin speakers, it may sound like slang. For example, “dat” means that and “fadda” means father or dad. 2015 November 12, Bu Kerry Chan Laddaran, “Pidgin English now an official language of Hawaii”, in CNN:
I can see that the ladder won't reach.
Introducing a clause that is the subject of a verb, especially the ‘be’ verb or a verb expressing judgement, opinion, etc. ▸ As delayed subject.
It is almost certain that she will come.
It amazes me that people still believe this nonsense.
(literary) Introducing a clause that is the subject of a verb, especially the ‘be’ verb or a verb expressing judgement, opinion, etc. ▸ As direct subject.
That people still believe this nonsense amazes me.
That she will come is almost certain.
Introducing the complement of a mandative verb.
I insist that you come.
The boss ordered that the worker enter the room.
Introducing a clause that complements an adjective or passive participle.
I'm sure that you are right.
She is convinced that he is British.
Introducing a clause that complements an adjective or passive participle. ▸ Expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
Be glad that you have enough to eat.
I was saddened that you felt so little for me.
Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
Was John there? — Not that I saw.
"[… c. 1867, Anthony Trollope, The Claverings:
Introducing a clause that describes the information content of a preceding reporting noun.
Reports that he left the country are circulating.
I heard a rumour that they got married.
Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence, or effect.
The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
The noise was so loud that she woke up.
My dad apparently always said that no child of his would ever be harassed for its poor eating habits, and then I arrived, and I was so disgusting that he revised his opinion. 2008 May 23, Zoe Williams, “I swore I wouldn't be an embarrassing mother. But the key to being a success in life is changing your mind, right?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2014:
(dated) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose, or goal (“final”), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might, or should: so, so that, in order that.
Ellen's mamma was going out to pay a visit, but she left the children a large piece of rich plumcake to divide between them, that they might play at making feasts. 1833, Parley's Magazine, volume 1, page 23:
That he might ascertain whether any of the cloths of ancient Egypt were made of hemp, M. Dutrochet has examined with the microscope the weavable filaments of this last vegetable. 1837, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, volume 23, page 222:
[…]Since one might well forget to weep who bore / Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby. / But love me for love's sake, that evermore / Thou may'st love on through love's eternity. c. 1845–1846, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Sonnets from the Portuguese”, in Poems. […], new edition, volume II, London: Chapman & Hall, […], published 1850, →OCLC, sonnet XIV, page 451:
He fought that others might have peace.
Jesus died that we might live "through" Him. 2009, Dallas R. Burdette, Biblical Preaching and Teaching, →ISBN, page 340:
When hungry Judges ſoon the Sentence ſign, / And Wretches hang that Jury-men may Dine; […] 1712 May, [Alexander Pope], “The Rape of the Locke. An Heroi-comical Poem.”, in Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. […], London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, canto I, page 360:
Baſſ[anio]. Be aſſured you may. / Shy[lock]. I will be aſſured I may: and that I may be aſſured, I will bethinke me, may I ſpeake with Anthonio? c. 1596–1598 (date written), W[illiam] Shakespeare, The Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice. […] (First Quarto), [London]: […] J[ames] Roberts [for Thomas Heyes], published 1600, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii], signature B2, verso:
In the olden days people had a stronger belief in all kinds of witchery; now they pretend not to believe in it, that they may be looked upon as sensible and educated people, as you say. 1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], “Legends of the Mill”, in H. L. Brækstad, transl., Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC, page 156:
Now one day of the days,[…]the Sultan cast his eyes upon her as she stood before him, and said to his Grand Wazir, "This be the very woman whereof I spake to thee yesterday, so do thou straightway bring her before me, that I may see what be her suit and fulfil her need." 1887, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, “Alaeddin; or, The Wonderful Lamp. [Night 547.]”, in Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume III, [London]: […] Burton Club […], →OCLC, page 108:
(archaic, poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
[I]n short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. 1859, Charles Dickens, “The Period”, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, book I (Recalled to Life), page 1:
“She must be wonderfully fascinating,” said Mrs Morel, with scathing satire. “She must be very wonderful, that you should trail eight miles, backward and forward, after eight o’clock at night.” c. 1911, D.H. Lawrence, third draft of what became Sons and Lovers, in Helen Baron (editor), Paul Morel, Cambridge University Press (2003), page 234
What are you mad, that you doe reaſon ſo? c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 91, column 2:
(archaic, poetic) Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
O that they were wiſe, and vnderſtoode, […] 1609, The Holie Bible, […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Doway: Laurence Kellam, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomie 32:29, page 463:
Oh that spring would come!
'Would that my rage and wrath would somehow stir me, / Here as I am, to cut off thy raw flesh / And eat it, […] 1864, T. S. Norgate's translation of the Iliad, book 10, page 613
(archaic, poetic) Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
That you could think such a thing!
I pray thee marke me, that a brother ſhould / Be ſo perfidious: […] 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 2, column 2:
sw ili (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · eo ke (connecting a noun clause) · fi että (connecting a noun clause) · no at (connecting a noun clause) · tr ki (connecting a noun clause) · grc ὥστε (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · mk дека (connecting a noun clause) · fy dat (connecting a noun clause) · zea dat (connecting a noun clause) · be што (connecting a noun clause) · bg че (connecting a noun clause) · trk-oat که (connecting a noun clause) · rsk же (connecting a noun clause) · id bahwa (connecting a noun clause) · hu hogy (connecting a noun clause) · el για να (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ga go (connecting a noun clause) · ar أَنْ (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · dsb až (connecting a noun clause) · it che (connecting a noun clause) · nys aliny (connecting a noun clause) · pt que (connecting a noun clause) · hy որ (connecting a noun clause) · izh etti (connecting a noun clause) · kmr ku (connecting a noun clause) · es para que (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · nl dat (connecting a noun clause) · de sodass (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · fr que (connecting a noun clause) · ka რომ (connecting a noun clause) · da at (connecting a noun clause) · th ว่า (connecting a noun clause) · trk-oat كِمْ (connecting a noun clause) · ang þæt (connecting a noun clause) · ga go (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · sh da (connecting a noun clause) · ca que (connecting a noun clause) · fa که (connecting a noun clause) · pl iż (connecting a noun clause) · scn chi (connecting a noun clause) · gd gun (connecting a noun clause) · ceb nga (connecting a noun clause) · az deyə (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ur کہ (connecting a noun clause) · uk щоб (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · nb for at (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · uk що (connecting a noun clause) · ka რატომაც (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · cy mai (connecting a noun clause) · sh да (connecting a noun clause) · zea zòdat (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · zea zòda (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · io ke (connecting a noun clause) · grc ὡς (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · gl que (connecting a noun clause) · sk že (connecting a noun clause) · cy fel (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ny kuti (connecting a noun clause) · pl żeby (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · bg така́ че да (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ro că (connecting a noun clause) · sl da (connecting a noun clause) · lv ka (connecting a noun clause) · bg да (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ms bahawa (connecting a noun clause) · grc ὡς (connecting a noun clause) · zea zòdan (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · zea dan (connecting a noun clause) · sv att (connecting a noun clause) · tl na (connecting a noun clause) · oc que (connecting a noun clause) · cdo 彼 (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · wlc amba (connecting a noun clause) · hi कि (connecting a noun clause) · gl que (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · he כִּי (connecting a noun clause) · hy որ (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · hy որպեսզի (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · km ថា (connecting a noun clause) · eu -la (connecting a noun clause) · cs že (connecting a noun clause) · eo por ke (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · izh jet (connecting a noun clause) · ltg ka (connecting a noun clause) · wni mba (connecting a noun clause) · grc ὅτι (connecting a noun clause) · yi אַז (connecting a noun clause) · sv så att (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · hsb zo (connecting a noun clause) · gag ki (connecting a noun clause) · yue 嘅 (connecting a noun clause) · vec che (connecting a noun clause) · ta எப்படி (connecting a noun clause) · arz ان (connecting a noun clause) · sv för att (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · izh sto (connecting a noun clause) · pl co (connecting a noun clause) · de dass (connecting a noun clause) · gd gus (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · sga co (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · es que (connecting a noun clause) · bg за да (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · izh jot (connecting a noun clause) · wbk ta (connecting a noun clause) · fo at (connecting a noun clause) · el ότι (connecting a noun clause) · ar لِكَيْ (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · zea da (connecting a noun clause) · ota كه (connecting a noun clause) · lv lai (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · is að (connecting a noun clause) · he שֶׁ־ (connecting a noun clause) · la cui (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · el ώστε (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · cy i (connecting a noun clause) · vi để (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · sga co (connecting a noun clause) · nl zodat (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · he אֲשֶׁר (connecting a noun clause) · sl da (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · grc ἵνα (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · fr pour que (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · sco that (connecting a noun clause) · bn যে (connecting a noun clause) · az ki (connecting a noun clause) · sw kwamba (connecting a noun clause) · la ut (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ar أَنْ (connecting a noun clause) · el πως (connecting a noun clause) · scn ca (connecting a noun clause) · de damit (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · vo das (connecting a noun clause) · et et (connecting a noun clause) · cy y (connecting a noun clause) · ka რისთვისაც (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · fi että (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · sw kuwa (connecting a noun clause) · mt li (connecting a noun clause) · ru что (connecting a noun clause) · nys alle (connecting a noun clause) · pl że (connecting a noun clause) · it perché (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · fi jotta (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · gag ani (connecting a noun clause) · cy bod (connecting a noun clause) · pt para que (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · vi rằng (connecting a noun clause) · la ut (connecting a noun clause) · ru что́бы (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · cy taw (connecting a noun clause) · ajp إنّه (connecting a noun clause) · he ש־ (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ajp إنـ (connecting a noun clause) · bg така́ че (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · cs aby (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ka რომ (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) · ms بهاوا (connecting a noun clause) · tyz cạ (connecting a noun clause)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tód
Proto-Germanic *þod
Proto-Germanic *þat
Proto-West Germanic *þat
Old English þæt
Middle English that
English that
From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.
Meanings
(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as “this”, or if expressing distinction.
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; for, even after she had conquered her love for the Celebrity, the mortification of having been jilted by him remained. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 110:
The gym is across from the lounge. It’s next to the mailroom. Go that way. — Thanks, Pete! — No, Anna! Not that way! Go that way! 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
That battle was in 1450.
‘No. I only opened the door a foot and put my head in. The street lamps shine into that room. I could see him. He was all right. Sleeping like a great grampus. Poor, poor chap.’ 1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 242:
That book is a good read. This one isn't.
She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creation, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry. 1921, Ben Travers, “Westward Ho!”, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC, part I (“Come He Will”), page 8:
ar إلي هناك دي (what is being indicated) · my အဲဒါ (what is being indicated) · win žeʼe (what is being indicated) · ro aceea (what is being indicated) · got 𐌾𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (what is being indicated) · swb -le (what is being indicated) · wa èç (what is being indicated) · cmn 那 (what is being indicated) · ja その (what is being indicated) · fur chel (what is being indicated) · cy hynny (what is being indicated) · pt isso (what is being indicated) · da disse (what is being indicated) · acw ديك (what is being indicated) · ajp هداك (what is being indicated) · sd اُهو (what is being indicated) · mt dak (what is being indicated) · ar دكها (what is being indicated) · dng нэ (what is being indicated) · ary ديك (what is being indicated) · grc ἐκεῖνος (what is being indicated) · ltg jei (what is being indicated) · ru тот (what is being indicated) · wa ciste (what is being indicated) · ccc ala'ye (what is being indicated) · zea dien (what is being indicated) · la ille (what is being indicated) · hi वह (what is being indicated) · nan-hbl 許 /许 (what is being indicated) · cs tamten (what is being indicated) · ca aqueixa (what is being indicated) · sv det där (what is being indicated) · el εκείνος (what is being indicated) · rm quel (what is being indicated) · vi cái đó (what is being indicated) · fi tuo (what is being indicated) · lv tie (what is being indicated) · gl aquela (what is being indicated) · mk тоа (what is being indicated) · mn тэр (what is being indicated) · he ההוא (what is being indicated) · pt aquela (what is being indicated) · de jenes (what is being indicated) · ia celle (what is being indicated) · lv tas (what is being indicated) · ood hegai (what is being indicated) · zea dat (what is being indicated) · cy yna (what is being indicated) · grc τοῦτο (what is being indicated) · ms تو (what is being indicated) · es tal (what is being indicated) · tl iyon (what is being indicated) · ar أُولَائِكَ (what is being indicated) · sv dessa (what is being indicated) · trk-oat اُولْ (what is being indicated) · sh тај (what is being indicated) · gl ese (what is being indicated) · ko 그 (what is being indicated) · cy hwnnw (what is being indicated) · es aquesa (what is being indicated) · tly ا (what is being indicated) · ary هدوك (what is being indicated) · tly اه (what is being indicated) · uk той (what is being indicated) · tyz cà (what is being indicated) · hy այդ (what is being indicated) · be той (what is being indicated) · cs tamto (what is being indicated) · sga sin (what is being indicated) · la iste (what is being indicated) · pl tamten (what is being indicated) · gag şu (what is being indicated) · lv tās (what is being indicated) · bg онуй (what is being indicated) · aeb هَذِيكَ (what is being indicated) · ro cela (what is being indicated) · tr şu (what is being indicated) · sv dessa (what is being indicated) · gag o (what is being indicated) · el εκοίνοι (what is being indicated) · lv tā (what is being indicated) · ar دكها (what is being indicated) · mdf тона (what is being indicated) · ar دُكْهُم (what is being indicated) · ttj -li (what is being indicated) · ceb kana (what is being indicated) · de jene (what is being indicated) · nb den (what is being indicated) · es ese (what is being indicated) · sga tall (what is being indicated) · sa स्य (what is being indicated) · kum о (what is being indicated) · li die (what is being indicated) · bn ওই (what is being indicated) · ar تَانِكَ (what is being indicated) · ru те (what is being indicated) · ru та (what is being indicated) · grc αὕτη (what is being indicated) · wa ci (what is being indicated) · liv se (what is being indicated) · ar ذٰلِكَ (what is being indicated) · sl tisto (what is being indicated) · vi đó (what is being indicated) · ms tu (what is being indicated) · pt esse (what is being indicated) · sk ten (what is being indicated) · es aquese (what is being indicated) · is það (what is being indicated) · tl iyan (what is being indicated) · cs tamta (what is being indicated) · ru то (what is being indicated) · fr cette (what is being indicated) · sk tamto (what is being indicated) · sk tamtá (what is being indicated) · id itu (what is being indicated) · pl tamta (what is being indicated) · fo hasin (what is being indicated) · ka ის (what is being indicated) · qu chay (what is being indicated) · bcl idto (what is being indicated) · ro ceea (what is being indicated) · ajp هديك (what is being indicated) · grc ἐκεῖνο (what is being indicated) · mn тэр ... нь (what is being indicated) · el εκείνες (what is being indicated) · bcl iyan (what is being indicated) · gun peva'e (what is being indicated) · haw kēlā (what is being indicated) · pt essa (what is being indicated) · ta அ- (what is being indicated) · li det (what is being indicated) · ki nĩkĩo (what is being indicated) · et see (what is being indicated) · ar تَاكَ (what is being indicated) · ang sēo (what is being indicated) · bg ония (what is being indicated) · bg онова (what is being indicated) · es aquella (what is being indicated) · pt aquele (what is being indicated) · fo handa (what is being indicated) · sl tisti (what is being indicated) · nb det (what is being indicated) · ota اول (what is being indicated) · ms itu (what is being indicated) · my ဟို (what is being indicated) · vec cuel (what is being indicated) · sh taj (what is being indicated) · gl esa (what is being indicated) · ar تِلْكَ (what is being indicated) · ro aia (what is being indicated) · sl tista (what is being indicated) · hi ओ (what is being indicated) · da det (what is being indicated) · li dae (what is being indicated) · ota شو (what is being indicated) · ja あの (what is being indicated) · ca aqueix (what is being indicated) · ms ايت (what is being indicated) · kn ಆ (what is being indicated) · hy այն (what is being indicated) · chr Ꮎ (what is being indicated) · bg онази (what is being indicated) · kum ол (what is being indicated) · scn chiddu (what is being indicated) · egl kál (what is being indicated) · ang sē (what is being indicated) · ota او (what is being indicated) · mnw ဂှ် (what is being indicated) · eo tiu (what is being indicated) · rm quella (what is being indicated) · acw هديك (what is being indicated) · acw داك (what is being indicated) · rue сесь (what is being indicated) · sq atë (what is being indicated) · yue 嗰 /𠮶 (what is being indicated) · ar إِلِي هْنَاك دُول (what is being indicated) · kw an ... na (what is being indicated) · cu онъ (what is being indicated) · cy honno (what is being indicated) · hu az a…, az az…) (what is being indicated) · mt dawk (what is being indicated) · mt dik (what is being indicated) · bn সেই (what is being indicated) · sk tamten (what is being indicated) · sk tá (what is being indicated) · tr o (what is being indicated) · ang þæt (what is being indicated) · zdj -o (what is being indicated) · bg оная (what is being indicated) · th นั่น (what is being indicated) · te ఆ (what is being indicated) · sk to (what is being indicated) · sd اُها (what is being indicated) · bg онзи (what is being indicated) · scn chidda (what is being indicated) · mi tērā (what is being indicated) · bg оня (what is being indicated) · tyv ол (what is being indicated) · az o (what is being indicated) · zdj -la (what is being indicated) · ko 저 (what is being indicated) · nan-hbl 彼 (what is being indicated) · ceb kadto (or kato) (what is being indicated) · ia ille (what is being indicated) · io ita (what is being indicated) · wa cisse (what is being indicated) · ar إلي هناك دا (what is being indicated) · ary هديك (what is being indicated) · vi cái kia (what is being indicated) · sv den (what is being indicated) · ary دوك (what is being indicated) · am ያ (what is being indicated) · nci inon (what is being indicated) · wni -le (what is being indicated) · es esa (what is being indicated) · ta அந்த (what is being indicated) · sh такав (what is being indicated) · zea die (what is being indicated) · lt tas (what is being indicated) · ar ذَانِكَ (what is being indicated) · el εκείνα (what is being indicated) · hi ओह (what is being indicated) · gl aquel (what is being indicated) · sh takav (what is being indicated) · da disse (what is being indicated) · bg онези (what is being indicated) · gd siud (what is being indicated) · mnc ᡨᡝᡵᡝ (what is being indicated) · nl dat (what is being indicated) · yue 那 (what is being indicated) · rue тамтота (what is being indicated) · wa èç-n (what is being indicated) · got 𐍃𐌰 (what is being indicated) · zza o (diq) (what is being indicated) · sv den där (what is being indicated) · ro ăla (what is being indicated) · pl tamto (what is being indicated) · war iton (what is being indicated) · grc οὗτος (what is being indicated) · fo handan (what is being indicated) · fr cet (what is being indicated) · eu hura (what is being indicated) · ga an...sin (what is being indicated) · alt ол (what is being indicated) · acw هداك (what is being indicated) · ist quil (what is being indicated) · qu haqay (what is being indicated) · sv det (what is being indicated) · my ထို (what is being indicated) · he ההיא (what is being indicated) · nan-tws 許 /许 (what is being indicated) · rup atsel (what is being indicated) · pt aquilo (what is being indicated) · dng нэгә (what is being indicated) · el τούτος (what is being indicated) · fo hatta (what is being indicated) · it quella (what is being indicated) · el εκείνο (what is being indicated) · myv се (what is being indicated) · ltg jis (what is being indicated) · ia aquelle (what is being indicated) · gl iso (what is being indicated) · hi वो (what is being indicated) · de jene (what is being indicated) · gl aquilo (what is being indicated) · es aquel (what is being indicated) · nl die (what is being indicated) · ar ذَاكَ (what is being indicated) · it quello (what is being indicated) · grc ἐκείνη (what is being indicated) · fa آن (what is being indicated) · da den (what is being indicated) · khb ᦓᧃᧉ (what is being indicated) · la is (what is being indicated) · cmn 那個 /那个 (what is being indicated) · wa cist (what is being indicated) · ro acela (what is being indicated) · gd sin (what is being indicated) · nmn tVʻVV-sà kV (what is being indicated) · ajp هدولاك (what is being indicated) · ary داك (what is being indicated) · aeb هَذَاكَ (what is being indicated) · myv тона (what is being indicated) · vi kia (what is being indicated) · mi tēnā (what is being indicated) · ht sa (what is being indicated) · el εκείνη (what is being indicated) · de jener (what is being indicated) · rue тамтото (what is being indicated) · xqa اُلْ (what is being indicated) · my အဲဒီ (what is being indicated) · io ta (what is being indicated) · fr ce (what is being indicated) · ary هداك (what is being indicated) · km នោះ (what is being indicated)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tód
Proto-Germanic *þod
Proto-Germanic *þat
Proto-West Germanic *þat
Old English þæt
Middle English that
English that
From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.
Meanings
Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
As such, they do not have the ontological weight of "Being" and "Not-being," but serve simply as an explanatory vocabulary necessary to describe our world of thises and thats. 1998, David L. Hall, Roger T. Ames, Thinking from the Han, page 247:
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tód
Proto-Germanic *þod
Proto-Germanic *þat
Proto-West Germanic *þat
Old English þæt
Middle English that
English that
From Middle English that, from Old English þæt (“the, that”, neuter definite article and relative pronoun), from Proto-West Germanic *þat, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate to Scots that, Saterland Frisian dät, West Frisian dat, Dutch dat, Low German dat and datt, German dass and das, Danish det, Swedish det, Icelandic það, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌰 (þata). Further from Proto-Indo-European *tód; compare Ancient Greek τό (tó), Sanskrit तद् (tád), Waigali ta, Lithuanian tai̇̃, Polish to.
Meanings
(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as “this”, or if expressing distinction.
"She is very honourable," said Mrs. Thompson, solemnly. "Yes, one sees she is that, and so simple-minded." 1910, Helen Granville-Barker, An Apprentice to Truth, page 214:
[A] second man—[…]—was qualified and fitted, both intellectually and morally,—and that to an exceptional extent—to be the Head […] 1888 July, The Original Secession Magazine, page 766:
‘Who's that?’ ‘It’s me.’.
However[…], the British were unable to do much about it short of going to war with St Petersburg, and that the government was unwilling to do. 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 310:
To be, or not to be, that is the queſtion, / Whether tis nobler in the minde to ſuffer / The ſlings and arrowes of outragious fortune, / Or to take Armes againſt a ſea of troubles, / And by oppoſing, end them, […] c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], signature G2, recto:
That's my car over there.
He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
"I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I'd be a big man some day, and—I'm glad I didn't steal." 1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], “In the Bay of Biscay”, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 16:
I've never seen someone beaten unconscious before. That’s lesbians for you. 2005, Joey Comeau, Lockpick Pornography (Loose Teeth Press)
(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as “this”, or if expressing distinction. ▸ Used to refer to a noun phrase or statement just made.
I got fed up, and that to a great degree.
She asked me to lend him my tools. That I couldn't do.
They gave me the book about whales. That I've not yet read.
They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as “this”, or if expressing distinction. ▸ Used to emphatically affirm or deny a previous statement or question.
We think that you stole the tarts. — That I did not!
Would you like another piece of cake? — That I would!
The water is so cold! — That it is.
(qualifier:plural that, relative) In a relative clause, referring to a previously mentioned noun, as subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition; which, who.
The poor cat, that had been trapped for three days, was freed this morning. (non-restrictive use; sometimes proscribed; see usage notes)
This is the person that swore at me. (sometimes proscribed)
The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
His [Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s] ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. 2011 November 11, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Nov 2011:
I didn't see the car that hit me.
By heauen ile make a ghoſt of him that lets me, […] c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell, published 1603, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv], signature C3, verso:
Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist (Science and technology section), volume 408, number 8845, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2013:
The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
(colloquial, relative) Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.
the place that [= where or to which] I went last year
the last time that [= when] I went to Europe
Forms
Spelling
Features
Labels
Source
'at
alternative
lexicographic
yt.
Abbr=Yes
alternative, obsolete
lexicographic
yᵗ
Abbr=Yes
alternative, obsolete
lexicographic
yt
Abbr=Yes
alternative, obsolete
lexicographic
thet
alternative
lexicographic
those
Number=Plur
lexicographic
yͭ
Abbr=Yes
alternative, obsolete
lexicographic
't
alternative, contraction, pronunciation-spelling
lexicographic
dat
alternative
lexicographic
Antonyms
yon (antonym(s) of “that thing”) · there (antonym(s) of “that thing”) · this (antonym(s) of “that thing”) · here (antonym(s) of “that thing”) · yonder (antonym(s) of “that thing”)
zea dien-a (which) · ms يڠ (which) · km ដែល (which) · cmn 彼 (that thing) · uk те (that thing) · ko 저것 (that thing) · scn chi (which) · es aquél (that thing) · he ...ש (which) · ajp هداك (that thing) · el αυτά (that thing) · rup atsel (that thing) · pl ta (that thing) · ajp هديك (that thing) · ccc mashala (that thing) · ar اَلَّذِينَ (which) · ca això (that thing) · es aquesa (that thing) · ar اَللَّائِي (which) · el αυτές (that thing) · khb ᦓᧃᧉ (that thing) · io ito (that thing) · pt qual (which) · la is (that thing) · pt aquele (that thing) · alt ол (that thing) · sh оно (that thing) · dng нагә (that thing) · lv kas (which) · sv som (which) · bn ওইটি (that thing) · mnc ᡨᡝᡵᡝ (that thing) · bg това (that thing) · is það (that thing) · fo hatta (that thing) · is þessi (that thing) · ms تو (that thing) · eve тарак (that thing) · la ea (that thing) · pt esse (that thing) · ota او (that thing) · hu ami (which) · scn chissa (that thing) · arz الي هناك دي (that thing) · nv éí (that thing) · scn ssu (that thing) · sh to (that thing) · pl to (that thing) · hi वह (that thing) · ar اَلَّذِي (which) · bn সেটি (that thing) · hi ओह (that thing) · ro acea (that thing) · sv det (that thing) · dv އެ (that thing) · hi ओ (that thing) · ar ذٰلِكَ (that thing) · la qui (which) · vi cái này (that thing) · grc ὅς (which) · aeb هِاكِي (that thing) · acp اللي (which) · th โน่น (that thing) · io to (that thing) · id yang (which) · got 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 (that thing) · bn ওটা (that thing) · sl ki (which) · pt essa (that thing) · gag angı (which) · el αυτός (that thing) · vi mà (which) · la ille (that thing) · fo hasin (that thing) · mn тэр (that thing) · zea die-a (which) · es que (which) · sv det där (that thing) · kw a (which) · ia que (which) · uk що (which) · lo ພຸ້ນ (that thing) · ang þe (which) · zea da (which) · grc οἷος (which) · aeb هِاكَة (that thing) · rap ena (that thing) · vi đây (that thing) · scn chiḍḍu (that thing) · xqa اُلْ (that thing) · bn সেটা (that thing) · es ésa (that thing) · sv den (that thing) · aeb اللِّي (which) · cmn 那 (which) · hu amelyik (which) · scn ca (which) · pt aquilo (that thing) · zea dat (that thing) · arz الي هناك دا (that thing) · ca allò (that thing) · mn энэ (that thing) · gag ani (which) · de die (which) · uk котрий (which) · fa کِه (which) · hy դա (that thing) · sv detta (that thing) · kn ಅವಳು (that thing) · cs který (which) · vec cuel (that thing) · de jener (that thing) · fa آن (that thing) · es aquello (that thing) · ms itu (that thing) · la istud (that thing) · kw henna (that thing) · lo ນັ້ນ (that thing) · es aquélla (that thing) · la iste (that thing) · de der (which) · ajp هدولاك (that thing) · sk to (that thing) · ar اَلَّتِي (which) · lv kurš (which) · amf agá (that thing) · el αυτοί (that thing) · bg което (which) · ar ذَاكَ (that thing) · de das (which) · sd اُهو (that thing) · sd اُها (that thing) · mt dawk (that thing) · fo ið (which) · am ያ (that thing) · grc ταῦτα (that thing) · da der (which) · tr şu (that thing) · es tal (that thing) · km នោះ (that thing) · sh ono (that thing) · zea dat-a (which) · gag o (that thing) · fi mikä (which) · it quello (that thing) · eo tio (that thing) · la id (that thing) · mt dak (that thing) · bn ওইটা (that thing) · ang sēo (that thing) · evn тар (that thing) · chr ᎥᏍᎩᎾ (that thing) · th ที่ (which) · ang sē (that thing) · pt isso (that thing) · ro ăla (that thing) · fi joka (which) · la illa (that thing) · sv vilken (which) · tr onlar (that thing) · ru кото́рый (which) · sk ktorý (which) · la illud (that thing) · cmn 那个 (which) · trk-oat اُولْ (that thing) · scn ssa (that thing) · ar اَللَّاتِي (which) · ru то (that thing) · mt dik (that thing) · got 𐍃𐍉𐌴𐌹 (that thing) · id itu (that thing) · eo kiu (which) · te అది (that thing) · vi điều này (that thing) · gl que (which) · hu amely (which) · ru э́то (that thing) · lv tas (that thing) · ro acel (that thing) · ru что (which) · fr cela (that thing) · scn ḍḍu (that thing) · ota اول (that thing) · ms tu (that thing) · akk 𒊭 (which) · gld тэй (that thing) · bn সেইটা (that thing) · hi वो (that thing) · ms ايت (that thing) · kn ಅವ (that thing) · fa اون (that thing) · sh koji (which) · ga siúd (that thing) · my ထို (that thing) · pl te (that thing) · nb som (which) · bn সেইটি (that thing) · fo handan (that thing) · gl cal (which) · es eso (that thing) · es aquel (that thing) · sd جيڪو (which) · fr qui (which) · scn chissu (that thing) · sd جيڪا (which) · ajp اللي (which) · it che (which) · ang þæt (that thing) · pl ten (that thing) · da det (that thing) · rap era (that thing) · be які́ (which) · hy որը (which) · es esa (that thing) · cs to (that thing) · bg когато (which) · sv den där (that thing) · af daardie (that thing) · cmn 那 (that thing) · lv tās (that thing) · cy hwnna (that thing) · es aquella (that thing) · nb det (that thing) · cs jenž (which) · is sá (that thing) · my အဲဒါ (that thing) · scn chiḍḍa (that thing) · he זה (that thing) · de die (which) · es aqueso (that thing) · el αυτό (that thing) · nl dat (that thing) · is sú (that thing) · tr o (that thing) · kn ಅವನು (that thing) · hi कि (which) · ar اَللَّتَانِ (which) · es aquese (that thing) · cy a (which) · ar تِلْكَ (that thing) · grc ὅσος (which) · ar اَللَّوَاتِي (which) · my ဟိုဟာ (that thing) · hu az (that thing) · tr şunlar (that thing) · la ista (that thing) · cy honna (that thing) · de jene (that thing) · bg която (which) · hop pam (that thing) · ga sin (that thing) · sh то (that thing) · fr ça (that thing) · el αυτή (that thing) · ia illo (that thing) · cy honno (that thing) · kn ಅದು (that thing) · lv tie (that thing) · dlm col (that thing) · bg който (which) · arz إلى (which) · uk то (that thing) · th นั่น (that thing) · acp ياللي (which) · fr que (which) · ms yang (which) · csb tamten (that thing) · ja それ (that thing) · got 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 (that thing) · nl die (which) · ycr are (that thing) · cy y (which) · scn ḍḍa (that thing) · de jene (that thing) · nl dat (which) · gun peva'e (that thing) · ia illos (that thing) · fo sum (which) · it quella (that thing) · fi tuo (that thing) · ko 그것 (that thing) · sh који (which) · pt aquela (that thing) · ro aia (that thing) · mww qhov ntawd (that thing) · sv denna (that thing) · el που (which) · fo handa (that thing) · es ese (that thing) · lv tā (that thing) · cy hynna (that thing) · es ése (that thing) · aeb هِاك (that thing) · ja あれ (that thing) · cy hwnnw (that thing) · cy hynny (that thing) · kw honna (that thing) · pt que (which) · ca açò (that thing) · my ဟို (that thing) · is þetta (that thing) · bn ওটি (that thing) · de jenes (that thing) · ar اَللَّذَانِ (which)