Translation
that (conjunction)
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Word origin
Originally the neuter article and demonstrative das, which came to introduce the clause it pointed at.
- Origin
- Middle High German
- Root
- daz
- English cognates
- that
Examples
, .
I think that he is right.
, .
I am sorry that I am late.
, .
What I do not understand is that you said nothing.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(12)Zwei Tickets für das Konzert
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Bei der Gastfamilie
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Das Licht gegenüber
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Der Ausflug am Freitag
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Im Geschäft: Das Handy ist kaputt
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Willkommen in Wien
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Das Vorbild mit der Werbung
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Die Uniform-Frage
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Eine Woche ohne Handy
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Das neue Lied
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Nicht vor den Leuten
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Wer hat den Garten zerstört?
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Grammar articles
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German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
German man, einen, einem and jemand: Talking About 'One' and 'Someone'
German Modal Verbs: All Six Conjugated as One Block
German Perfect Tense: haben or sein, Plus a Past Participle
German Relative Pronouns: der, die, das Do a Second Job
German Separable Verbs with Modals and werden: Word Order
German Conjunctions: weil, dass, wenn and the Verb That Goes Last
German Sentence Structure: Why the Verb Always Comes Second
German zu + Infinitive: um zu, ohne zu, statt zu Explained
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dass: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 6: dass, aber, so and 9 more words.