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Volcano1985 Posted 17 years ago
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He's Just Not That Into You.
What is the function of that in this sentence?
What is the function of that in this sentence?
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Here, "not that" means "not very much", "not to a very great extent". " (= "I was so cold").
- Here, "not that" means "not very much", "not to a very great extent".
- " (= "I was so cold").
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Here, "not that" means "not very much", "not to a very great extent". This sense of "that" is often used in negative sentences, but it can also be used positively: "I was that cold..." (= "I was so cold").
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It's an adverb of degree like so. The meaning is also similar: to that extent; to such an extent; to such a degree.
Compare: He's not so tall. He's not that tall.
into you is an idiomatic prepositional phrase used as an adjective meaning interested in you.
He's just not interested in you [that much / to that degree / as much as tha
Compare: He's not so tall. He's not that tall.
into you is an idiomatic prepositional phrase used as an adjective meaning interested in you.
He's just not interested in you [that much / to that degree / as much as tha
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