Its vs That

Wann du im Englischen was verwendest, mit Bedeutung, Register und Beispielen.

Its

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A1 determiner

That

Häufiger Chunk A1 determiner

	Its	That
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/ɪts/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪts/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/
Bedeutung	Belonging to it.	used to refer to a specific thing or person
Beispiel	Turn the box on its side.	Look at that man over there.
Register	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)	Häufiger Chunk
CEFR-Niveau	A1	A1
Wortart	determiner	determiner
Kollokationen	its meaning, its value, its characteristics	that is, that way, that means, not that, that much
Antonyme	his, her, their	this
Häufige Fehler	Confused with 'it's' (it is or it has)., Used incorrectly to refer to people instead of objects., Omitted when needed to show possession.	Confusing 'that' with 'which' in restrictive vs non-restrictive clauses., Using 'that' when the antecedent is a person (use 'who')., Overusing 'that' in sentences, which can make them awkward.
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Used to show that something belongs to an object or animal. Make sure not to confuse it with 'it's' (it is).	Used to refer to something already mentioned or known. In spoken English, it's often used informally. Be careful not to use it in overly formal writing where specificity is needed.

Häufige Fragen: Its vs That

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Its und That?

Its: Belonging to it. That: used to refer to a specific thing or person

Sind Its und That auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

Its: A1, That: A1 auf der CEFR-Skala.

Welche Wortart sind Its und That?

Its: determiner, That: determiner.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Its: Turn the box on its side. That: Look at that man over there.

Kann ich Its und That austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Its und That sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.