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.