Its vs That vs The vs This

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Its

Top 1.000 (sehr häufig) A1 determiner

That

Häufiger Chunk A1 determiner

The

Häufiger Chunk A1

This

Häufiger Chunk A1

	Its	That	The	This
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/ɪts/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪts/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðɪs/","/ðiːz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðɪs/","/ðiːz/"]/
Bedeutung	Belonging to it.	used to refer to a specific thing or person	A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about.	Used to refer to something nearby or just mentioned.
Beispiel	Turn the box on its side.	Look at that man over there.	The cat is on the mat.	This is my favorite book.
Register	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Top 1.000 (sehr häufig)	Häufiger Chunk	Häufiger Chunk	Häufiger Chunk
CEFR-Niveau	A1	A1	A1	A1
Wortart	determiner	determiner
Kollokationen	its meaning, its value, its characteristics	that is, that way, that means, not that, that much	the best, the worst, the first, the last, the same	this time, this week, this way
Antonyme	his, her, their	this	-	that
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.	Omitting 'the' before unique nouns, like 'the sun'., Using 'the' before general nouns, like 'the dogs' when talking about all dogs., Confused with 'a' or 'an' when referring to something for the first time.	Using 'this' for objects that are not close., Confusing 'this' with 'these' (plural)., Using 'this' as a standalone response without context.
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.	Used before nouns to refer to something specific, like 'the book'. Common in both spoken and written English, but omitted in some languages.	Used in both spoken and written English. When referring to something far away, use 'that' instead of 'this'.

Häufige Fragen: Its vs That vs The vs This

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Its, That, The und This?

Its: Belonging to it. That: used to refer to a specific thing or person The: A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about. This: Used to refer to something nearby or just mentioned.

Sind Its, That, The und This auf demselben CEFR-Niveau?

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

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Its: Turn the box on its side. That: Look at that man over there. The: The cat is on the mat. This: This is my favorite book.

Kann ich Its, That, The und This austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Its, That, The und This 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.