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das

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MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativederdiedasdie
Accusativedendiedasdie
Dativedemderdemden
Genitivedesderdesder
1.

the

(definite article for neuter nouns, works for Nominative and Accusative)
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2.

which, that

(relative pronoun for neuter nouns in Nominative and Accusative)
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Examples
  • I called the car, that I bought last week, "Enginelina Jolie".
  • Ich habe das Auto, das ich letzte Woche gekauft habe, "Enginelina Jolie" genannt.
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3.

that

(German tends to use the normal articles more where English would use the demonstrative versions "this" and "that")
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Examples
  • Maria is dating Thomas now, did you know that? - pointing to the fact that Maria and Thomas are dating
  • Maria ist jetzt mit Thomas zusammen, wusstest du das?
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How many meanings does the German word 'das' have?

das has 3 distinct meanings: 1. the, 2. which, that, 3. that.

What is 'das' related to?

The word 'das' is related to *te-, *to-.

Where can I learn more about 'das'?

Check out the main YourDailyGerman Dictionary for more German vocabulary entries.