that
Pronunciation: [ðæt]
Average Rank: 8
Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICTa. 那, 那个 conj. 以致, 因为 pron. 那 adv. 那么, 那样
Detailed Explanations:
- pron., a., conj., & As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. Those),
- that usually points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously
- mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a demonstrative, may
- precede the noun to which it refers; as, that which he has said is
- true; those in the basket are good apples.
- pron., a., conj., & As an adjective, that has the same
- demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun.
- pron., a., conj., & As a relative pronoun, that is
- equivalent to who or which, serving to point out, and make definite, a
- person or thing spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either
- singular or plural.
- pron., a., conj., & As a conjunction, that retains much of
- its force as a demonstrative pronoun.
- pron., a., conj., & To introduce a clause employed as the
- object of the preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate nominative
- of a verb.
- pron., a., conj., & To introduce, a reason or cause; --
- equivalent to for that, in that, for the reason that, because.
- pron., a., conj., & To introduce a purpose; -- usually
- followed by may, or might, and frequently preceded by so, in order, to
- the end, etc.
- pron., a., conj., & To introduce a consequence, result, or
- effect; -- usually preceded by so or such, sometimes by that.
- pron., a., conj., & In an elliptical sentence to introduce
- a dependent sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise,
- indignation, or the like.
- pron., a., conj., & As adverb: To such a degree; so; as, he
- was that frightened he could say nothing.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Word Frequency Rankings
Wikipedia
#9Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage
Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus
TV & Movie Scripts
#7Conversational and colloquial usage
Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus
Project Gutenberg
#7Classical and literary usage
Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus
Insights
This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.
Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.