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− | Introduces a complementary <abbr name="proposition | + | Introduces a complementary <abbr name="proposition en grammaire française">clause</abbr>. It is very similar to the French word ''que'' in function if not in form. One notable exception is in comparisons where English uses ''[[than]]'' and ''[[as]]'' rather than [[that]]. |
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Demonstrative Determiner / Pronoun
That is a demonstrative determiner, it allows you to explain which N you are talking about: that car, that broken cup, that one.
-ci | -là | |
celle celui |
this one | that one |
celles ceux |
these (ones) | those (ones) |
Subordinating conjunction / complementizer
Introduces a complementary clause. It is very similar to the French word que in function if not in form. One notable exception is in comparisons where English uses than and as rather than that.