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тот

Translation of тот

that

Russian word in Latin letters: tot

Meaning of тот

Russian

указание на предмет или человека, находящегося далеко

English

a distant thing or person

that

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈtot]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Тот or этот?

этот ≠ тот: этот means this, near you

Don't confuse тот (that, further away) with этот, which means this, something close to you.

Видишь тот дом на холме?

Do you see that house on the hill?

Этот стул совсем новый.

This chair is brand new.

Тот or это?

это

это = "that is / this is" when pointing

Don't say «То моя машина». Pointing and naming something — «Это моя машина».

Это моя машина, вон там.

That's my car over there.

Моя машина та, что у забора.

My car is that one by the fence.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. That house on the corner is new.

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    Тот дом на углу новый.

  2. I remember that day very well.

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    Я очень хорошо помню тот день.

тот synonyms

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What's the difference between тот and тот самый

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тот самый

The very one, the one we talked about.

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Questions about this word

тот meaning: what does it mean?

a distant thing or person

тот pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

тот is pronounced as [ˈtot]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

тот definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

That house on the corner is new. Translation: Тот дом на углу новый.

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