Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

This Rusian word is one of the top 1000 words in Russian. The complete list of most common Russian words is available here.

Meaning: that, the other, the right one

Pronunciation: [toht]

Part of speech: adjective, pronoun (fem. та, neut. то, plur. те)

Rank: #8 (see frequency list)

• Тот дом большой.
• That house is big.
• Где те книги?
• Where are those books?
• Он не тот, кто нам нужен.
• He's not the one we need.
• Дерево растёт на том берегу.
• The tree grows on the other side (of the river).
• Вы принесли не ту книгу.
• You brought the wrong book. (lit: You brought not that book)
• В том году.
• In that year.

• тот и другой = both (lit: that and the other)
• в ту же минуту = at that very moment
• Дело в том, что... = The point is that...
• после того, как = after
• перед тем, как = before
• несмотря на то, что = in spite of the fact that
• кроме того = besides
• тем временем = meanwhile
• к тому же = besides; in addition
• ...тому назад = ...ago
• много лет тому назад = many years ago
• не то, чтобы = it is not that
• Ни с того ни с сего. = All of a sudden; For no reason at all; Without rhyme or reason
• то да сё = one thing and another