at.
that (introduces a noun clause functioning as the subject, object or predicative of a verb, or as the object of a prepositional phrase)
Meaning & usage
that (introduces a noun clause functioning as the subject, object or predicative of a verb, or as the object of a prepositional phrase)
that, in order that, so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the purpose)
that, so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the result, normally after a demonstrative adverb or pronoun)
that, why (introducing an independent clause, expressing passion, surprise, anger, or joy)
added pleonastically to other conjunctions: fordi at, hvis at, når at
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse at. Cognate with Swedish att, Norwegian at. Probably from Proto-Germanic *þat, a demonstrative pronoun used as a conjunction; compare English that, German dass, Dutch dat.
to (infinitive-marker, obligatory when the infinitive functions as noun phrase or an adverbial phrase, but omitted when it is governed by a modal verb)
Det er menneskeligt at fejle.
introducing an adverb of direction after a phrase that normally governs an infinitive (which may be understood elliptically)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse at, cognate with Swedish att, Norwegian å. Originally the same word as the preposition Old Norse at (“at, to”), from Proto-Germanic *at, cognate with English at. Doublet of ad). In the West Germanic languages, a different preposition, *tō (“to”), serves as the infinitive marker, cf English to, German zu, Dutch te.
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