Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "that" in Russian

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тот

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)

Example sentences:

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.

Idioms and set expressions:

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

Other forms of the word (declensions):

case	singular			plural
case	masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
Nominative	то́т	то́	та́	те́
Genitive	того́	того́	то́й	те́х
Dative	тому́	тому́	то́й	те́м
Accusative (anim/inanim)	того́ / то́т	то́	ту́	те́х / те́
Instrumental	те́м	те́м	то́й (то́ю)	те́ми
Prepositional	то́м	то́м	то́й	те́х

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