English - Arabic Dictionary
/ðət/
That is a versatile English word used as a demonstrative determiner, pronoun, or conjunction. In Arabic, it translates mainly as ذلك, تلك, ذاك, or أن depending on whether you are pointing to something, referring to it, or introducing a clause.
| # | Type | English | Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conjunction | that connecting a noun clause | أن |
| 2 | determiner | that what is being indicated | ذلك |
| 3 | determiner | that what is being indicated | ذاك |
| 4 | determiner | that what is being indicated | تلك |
| 5 | determiner | that what is being indicated | تاك |
| 6 | determiner | that what is being indicated | ذانك |
| 7 | determiner | that what is being indicated | تانك |
| 8 | pronoun | that that thing | ذاك |
| 9 | pronoun | that that thing | ذلك |
| 10 | pronoun | that that thing | تلك |
| 11 | conjunction | that connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final") | لكي |
| 12 | conjunction | that connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final") | أن |
| 13 | pronoun | that which | الذي |
| 14 | pronoun | that which | التي |
| 15 | pronoun | that which | الذين |
| 16 | pronoun | that which | اللاتي |
| 17 | pronoun | that which | اللواتي |
| 18 | pronoun | that which | اللائي |
I like that book on the shelf.
أنا أحب ذلك الكتاب على الرف.
I want you to know that I care about you.
أريدك أن تعرف أنني أهتم بك.
Do you see that over there?
هل ترى ذاك هناك؟
In Arabic, the demonstrative forms (ذلك، تلك، ذاك، etc.) must agree with the noun's gender and number. The conjunction أن is used to introduce noun clauses and purpose clauses; avoid confusing it with the preposition في or other conjunctions. The relative pronoun form (الذي، التي، الذين) applies only when 'that' functions as 'which' in relative clauses.
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