dat
See also: Variations of "dat"
dat - English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dæt/
Determiner
dat
- (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, New York City, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.
Conjunction
dat
- (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, New York City, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.
Pronoun
dat
- (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, New York City, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.
Derived terms
Adverb
dat (not comparable)
- (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, New York City, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.
Anagrams
dat - Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- lat (Cape Afrikaans)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dat/
Conjunction
dat
- that (introducing a subordinate clause)
Usage notes
- In Afrikaans the use of that is optional, as in English, but it is somewhat more commonly retained that in English usage. If a clause is introduced by dat, the clause follows the verb-final word order of subordinate clauses. If dat is absent, the clause observes the word order of main clauses, leading to the following contrast in syntax:
- Hy weet dat die doktor te laat kom.
- He knows that the doctor will arrive too late.
- Hy weet die doktor kom te laat.
- He knows the doctor will arrive too late.
Derived terms
dat - Catalan
Verb
dat m sg
- (obsolete) past participle of dar
dat - Cimbrian
Conjunction
dat
- (Sette Comuni) that
- Amme lésten hattar bostant dat ze habenten galummet so borhantan.
- Finally he understood that they were teasing him.
- Net alle de lòite klóobent dat d'èerda ist pummalot.
- Not everyone believes that the earth is round.
dat - Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈdat]
Proper noun
dat
- genitive plural of data
dat - Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɑt/
- Hyphenation: dat
Determiner
dat
- that (neuter); referring to a thing or a person further away.
- dat huis ― that house
- dat kind ― that child
Inflection
Dutch demonstrative determiners | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
Proximal | deze | deze | dit | deze |
Distal | die | die | dat | die |
Possessive | diens | dier | diens | dier |
Derived terms
Descendants
Pronoun
dat n
- (demonstrative) that, that there
- Wat is dat?
- What is that?
- (by extension, demonstrative, clipping of datzelfde) that same (thing), the aforementioned
- –Voordat je weggaat, zet het afval buiten alsjeblieft! –Okee, ik zal dat (doen).
- –Before you leave, take the rubbish out please! –Okay, I will do that.
- (relative) who, which, that
- Ik ken een meisje dat dat kan.
- I know a girl who can do that.
- (exophoric) that, those (regardless of gender and number)
- Dat is een man.
- That is a man.
- Dat zijn mannen.
- Those are men.
Usage notes
This pronoun can combine with a preposition to form a pronominal adverb. When this occurs, it is changed into its adverbial/locative counterpart daar. See also Dutch pronominal adverbs.
A preceding comma may alter the meaning of a clause starting with a relative pronoun. Compare the following sentences:
- Het boek dat wit was, gaf ik terug.
- I returned the book that was white. (The white book specifically, not another: specificative phrase)
- Het boek, dat wit was, gaf ik terug.
- I returned the book, which was white. (The book happened to be white: explicative phrase)
Descendants
Conjunction
dat
- that (introducing a subordinate clause)
- Ik zag dat het goed was.
- I saw that it was good.
Usage notes
- In Dutch the use of that is mandatory, with the following clause using the verb-final word order of subordinate clauses: Zij wist dat de lijkbidder te laat zou komen. (“She knew that the undertaker would arrive too late.”) A rare exception is found in some marginal slang contexts, that are often heavily influenced by English and where the conjunction is sometimes omitted.
Derived terms
Descendants
dat - Dutch Low Saxon
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɑt/
Article
dat n (definite article)
- the
- Dat huus was trechtmakt. ― The house was finished.
Adjective
dat n
- (demonstrative) that
- Ik mag dat book. ― I like that book.
- ...un dat schapp, weck ümmer leddig was. ― ...and that cabinet, which was always empty.
Conjunction
dat
Pronoun
dat
- (demonstrative) that
Pronoun
dat n
Usage notes
- Use as a relative pronoun may not exist in all dialects.
Synonyms
dat - German
Alternative forms
- det (Berlin-Brandenburg)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dat/
- (Berlin-Brandenburg) also IPA: /dɐt/, /dət/
Article
dat
Pronoun
dat
Pronoun
dat
Conjunction
dat
- (colloquial, regional) Alternative form of dass
- Ich glaub, dat der 'n bisschen übertreibt.
- I believe that he's exaggerating a little.
Usage notes
- Although found in the native dialects throughout northern and western Germany, the near-exclusive use of dat in colloquial standard German is most typical of the West (chiefly North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate). In the other areas the forms dat and das are used in free variation. In Berlin, the form dit (local form of this) often has replaced dat.
dat - German Low German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dat/
- IPA: [da̝t], [dæt]
Article
dat n (definite article)
- the
- dat Huus ― the house
Adjective
dat n
- (demonstrative) that
- Ik mag dat Book.
- I like that book.
Conjunction
dat
- that
- Sęd ik, dat ik Kauken hęw?
- Did I say that I have cake?
Pronoun
dat
- (demonstrative) that
- Kick di dat an!
- [Would you] look at that!
Pronoun
dat n
Usage notes
- Use as a relative pronoun may not exist in all dialects.
Synonyms
dat - Ladin
Noun
dat m (plural dac)
dat - Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /dat/, [d̪ät̪]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /dat/, [d̪ät̪]
Verb
dat
- third-person singular present active indicative of dō
dat - Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dat/
Verb
dat
- supine of daś
dat - Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /daːt/ (heavily stressed)
- IPA: /dat/, [dɑt] (otherwise)
Determiner
dat n (unstressed d')
- neuter singular of deen
Declension
Luxembourgish definite articles | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
nom./acc. | deen (den) | déi (d') | dat (d') | déi (d') |
dat. | deem (dem) | där (der) | deem (dem) | deen (den) |
gen. | der |
dat - Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dat/
Pronoun
dat
Conjunction
dat
Descendants
Determiner
dat
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of die
Contraction
dat
- Contraction of dat het.
dat - Nigerian Pidgin
Determiner
dat
dat - Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈtah(t)/
Determiner
dat
- it, that, the, the aforementioned
Inflection
Pronominal inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | dat | |
Genitive | dan | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | dat | dat |
Accusative | dan | daid |
Genitive | dan | daid |
Illative | dasa | daidda |
Locative | das | dain |
Comitative | dainna | daiguin |
Essive | danin |
dat - Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronoun
dat
dat - Old High German
Alternative forms
Conjunction
dat
- (northern) that
Descendants
dat - Pite Sami
Pronoun
dat
dat - Rohingya
Alternative forms
- 𐴊𐴝𐴃𐴢 (dat) – Hanifi Rohingya script
Noun
dat (Hanifi spelling 𐴊𐴝𐴃𐴢)
dat - Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdat/
- Hyphenation: dat
Verb
dat (past participle of da)
- past participle of da
- Mi-a dat cartea. ― He gave me the book.
Declension
Related terms
dat - Tolai
Alternative forms
- da (when preceding a verb)
Pronoun
dat
- you (many) and I, you (many) and me (first-person inclusive plural pronoun)
- Da vana!
- Let's go!
Declension
dat - Turkish
Noun
dat
- Alternative form of dad
dat - Volapük
Conjunction
dat
dat - West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɔt/
Pronoun
dat
Conjunction
dat
Determiner
dat
- neuter of dy