- used for referring to a person or thing that is not near the speaker or as near to the speaker as another
- Look at that man over there.
- How much are those apples at the back?
- used for referring to somebody/something that has already been mentioned or is already known about
- I was living with my parents at that time.
- That incident changed their lives.
- Have you forgotten about that money I lent you last week?
- That dress of hers is too short.
Word OriginOld English thæt, nominative and accusative singular neuter of se ‘the’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dat and German das.
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