No. 16 in Russian
то
"То" means "that" or "it" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Если бы я знал об этом раньше, то я бы поступил иначе.
If I had known about this earlier, then I would have acted differently.
Conjunction:"то" used as a logical consequence marker.
То, что он сказал, удивило меня.
What he said surprised me.
Demonstrative pronoun:"то" referring to the subject of the following clause.
Если ты не хочешь идти, то я пойду один.
If you don’t want to go, then I will go alone.
Conjunction:"то" paired with a condition to indicate a consequent action.
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