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difference between than and that

Anakin

Anakin

Spain

hi all

many times i don't understand the difference between than and that, anydoby can explain me it pls Embarassed?

that's all

 

thank you! 

02:33 PM Nov 02 2007 |

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dokuz_yildiz

Turkey

what say ? you should me detailes. maybe i can help ?

02:43 PM Nov 02 2007 |

Anakin

Anakin

Spain

mmm, look these sentences:

"the man that you saw", "she is richer than him" 

I've found these examples in a dictionary, but I don't understand why in one case they use than and in the other they use that. Are synonymous in these cases?

 

 

 

03:21 PM Nov 02 2007 |

gkisseberth

Germany

THAT can be used as a conjunction, a determiner, or to start a noun or adjective clause.

THAN is usually used only when making comparisons, as in your second example.

Unless you are using the word in that way, you should use that instead of than.

 

In some languages the equivalent word is the same (e.g. in Spanish the word "que" is used for both meanings) so it can be confusing.  

08:43 PM Nov 02 2007 |

IrvinGs

IrvinGs

Mexico

the guy from Colombia is right

08:13 PM Dec 16 2013 |