that betydelse and definition

Betydelse av that på svenska

• 0 used to refer to a person, object, idea, etc. that is separated from the speaker by space or time:

  • I've never liked that cousin of hers.

  • Who's that? Is that the girl you told me about?

  • How much are those shoes?

  • formal His handwriting is like that (= the writing) of a much younger child.

  • Where's that pen (= the one I was using earlier) gone?

  • She lives in that house at the end of Jeremy's street (= you know which one I mean).

• 1 used to introduce a clause that reports something or gives further information, although it can often be left out:

  • She said (that) she'd pick it up for me after work.

  • Is it true (that) she's gone back to teaching?

  • We'll be there at about 7.30, provided/providing (that) there's not too much traffic.

  • It was so dark (that) I couldn't see anything.

• 2 used as the subject or object of a verb to show which person or thing you are referring to, or to add information about a person or thing just mentioned. It is used for both people and things. It can often be left out:

  • I can't find the books (that) I got from the library.

  • Is this the train that goes to Braintree?

  • Have you been to the restaurant that's just opened in town?

• 3 used to make a connection with an earlier statement:

  • My car broke down. That's why I'm so late.

  • Lucy worked out how to fix it. That's Lucy for you (= She can fix anything).

  • I didn't know she'd been so ill. That's terrible.

  • Turn the engine on, then put the car in gear. That's right (= you are doing it correctly).

  • Smile for the camera. That's more like it (= that smile is better than before).

• 4 as much as suggested:

  • She's too young to walk that far.

  • It wasn't (all) that (= very) good.

• 5 used to refer to a person, object, event, etc., separated from the speaker by distance or time, or to something that has been referred to before, or to point to a particular thing:

  • This peach isn’t ripe – can I have that one (= the one farther away) on the table?

  • Put that box (= the particular box referred to) down before you drop it.

  • Where’s that pen (= the one I was using earlier)?

  • If she could play like that (= the way she is now playing) every day, she’d be a star.

  • She called him an imbecile, and at that (= immediately after that) he stormed out of the room.

  • My usual train was canceled. That’s why I’m late.

  • I didn’t know she’d been so ill. That’s terrible.

  • I should be there by seven, that is, unless there’s a lot of traffic.

• 6 used to introduce a clause reporting something or giving further information, although it can often be omitted:

  • She said (that) she’d pick up Michael after work.

  • It’s possible (that) there’ll be a job opening in a few weeks.

  • It was so dark (that) I couldn’t see anything.

• 7 used to show what particular thing is being referred to:

  • Have you been to the new restaurant that just opened?

  • That’s the guy I was talking about.

• 8 as much as suggested:

  • It cost at least that much, if not more.

  • The movie really wasn’t that good (= was not very good).