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| − | + | *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]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:57, 15 March 2020
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.
