Its vs That vs The

Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.

Its

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 determiner

That

Bloc à haute fréquence A1 determiner

The

Bloc à haute fréquence A1

	Its	That	The
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ɪts/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪts/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/
Sens	Belonging to it.	used to refer to a specific thing or person	A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about.
Exemple	Turn the box on its side.	Look at that man over there.	The cat is on the mat.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Bloc à haute fréquence	Bloc à haute fréquence
Niveau CEFR	A1	A1	A1
Nature grammaticale	determiner	determiner
Collocations	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
Antonymes	his, her, their	this	-
Erreurs fréquentes	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.
Notes d'usage	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.

Questions fréquentes : Its vs That vs The

Quelle est la différence entre Its, That et The ?

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.

Its, That et The sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Its: A1, That: A1, The: A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

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

Puis-je utiliser Its, That et The de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Its, That et The sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.