That vs The

Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.

That

Chunk ad alta frequenza A1 determiner

The

Chunk ad alta frequenza A1

	That	The
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/
Significato	used to refer to a specific thing or person	A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about.
Esempio	Look at that man over there.	The cat is on the mat.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Chunk ad alta frequenza	Chunk ad alta frequenza
Livello CEFR	A1	A1
Categoria grammaticale	determiner
Collocazioni	that is, that way, that means, not that, that much	the best, the worst, the first, the last, the same
Contrari	this	-
Errori comuni	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.
Note d'uso	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.

Domande frequenti: That vs The

Qual è la differenza tra That e The?

That: used to refer to a specific thing or person The: A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about.

That e The sono allo stesso livello CEFR?

That: A1, The: A1 sulla scala CEFR.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

That: Look at that man over there. The: The cat is on the mat.

Posso usare That e The in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. That e The sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.