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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dat"

English

Etymology

Pronuctiation spelling of that, representing dialects with th-stopping. Compare Dutch dat, Low German dat, and German dat.

Pronunciation

Determiner

dat

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Derived terms

Conjunction

dat

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Pronoun

dat

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Derived terms

Adverb

dat (not comparable)

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

  • lat (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch dat, from Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

dat

  1. 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 than 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

Catalan

Participle

dat (feminine dada, masculine plural dats, feminine plural dades)

  1. (obsolete) past participle of dar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German dat, daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate with German das, dass, Dutch dat, English that, Faroese tað.

Conjunction

dat

  1. (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.

References

  • “dat” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Czech

Pronunciation

Proper noun

dat

  1. genitive plural of data

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat, neuter form of *sa.

Cognate with German das, English that.

Pronunciation

Determiner

dat

  1. that (neuter); referring to a thing or a person further away.
    dat huis ― that house
    dat kind ― that child

Declension

Dutch distal demonstrative
masculine feminine neuter plural
nominative die die dat die
genitive diens dier diens dier
dative1 dien dier dien dien
accusative1 dien die dat die
1) Archaic


See also

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

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: dati
  • Jersey Dutch: dāt
  • Negerhollands: dat, da

Pronoun

dat n

  1. (demonstrative) that, that there
    Wat is dat?
    What is that?
  2. (by extension, demonstrative, clipping of datzelfde) that same (thing), the aforementioned
    –Voordat je weggaat, zet het afval buiten alsjeblieft!
    –Oké, ik zal dat (doen).
    –Before you leave, take the rubbish out please!
    –Okay, I will do that.
  3. (relative) who, which, that
    Ik ken een meisje dat dat kan.
    I know a girl who can do that.
  4. (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 Category: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

  • Petjo: dat
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: dat

Conjunction

dat

  1. 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

  • Afrikaans: dat
  • Negerhollands: dat

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

Article

dat n (definite article)

  1. the
    Dat huus was trechtmakt. ― The house was finished.

Adjective

dat n

  1. (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

  1. that

Pronoun

dat

  1. (demonstrative) that

Pronoun

dat n

  1. (relative) which, that

Usage notes

  • Use as a relative pronoun may not exist in all dialects.

Synonyms

German

Alternative forms

  • det (Berlin-Brandenburg)

Etymology

A regional form adopted into colloquial standard German. In western Germany from Central Franconian dat, from northern Middle High German dat, from northern Old High German that, dat, an unshifted relict form possibly due to Frankish influence. In northern Germany from German Low German dat, from Middle Low German dat, from Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

Article

dat

  1. (colloquial, regional, also Ruhrdeutsch) Alternative form of das
    Gibste mir ma’ dat Wasser?
    Could you pass me the water?

Pronoun

dat

  1. (colloquial, regional) Alternative form of das
    Dat weiß ich nich'.
    I don't know that.

Pronoun

dat

  1. (colloquial, regional, neuter nominative) it

Conjunction

dat

  1. (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.

References

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

Article

dat n (definite article)

  1. the
    dat Huus ― the house

Adjective

dat n

  1. (demonstrative) that
    Ik mag dat Book.
    I like that book.

Conjunction

dat

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  1. that
    Sęd ik, dat ik Kauken hęw?
    Did I say that I have cake?
    • Friedrich Woeste, Märkische Schreckmärchen, in: Monatsschrift für rheinisch-westfälische Geschichtsforschung und Altertumskunde, edited by Richard Pick, vol. 1, Bonn, 1875, p. 487–489, here p. 487, in nr. 1 De dicke Nunne:
      As dai Lü saiht19, dat se vüar dem Spouke nitt mär sloapen könt, do trecket20 se uut dem Hüseken un saüket21 sick ne annere Wuǝninge.
      19. sehen. 20. ziehen. 21. suchen.

Pronoun

dat

  1. (demonstrative) that
    Kick di dat an!
    [Would you] look at that!

Pronoun

dat n

  1. (relative) which, that
    dat Schipp, dat wi sailt hębben ― the ship that we have sailed

Usage notes

  • Use as a relative pronoun may not exist in all dialects.

Synonyms

See also

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English dat.

Pronunciation

Determiner

dat

  1. that
    Dat de pus a uol.
    That there cat is old.

Further reading

  • dat at majstro.com

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin datus.

Noun

dat m (plural dac)

  1. data
  2. fact

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

dat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of dō

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Verb

dat

  1. supine of daś

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German that, dat, a northern variety of daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Dutch dat, Limburgish dat.

Pronunciation

Determiner

dat n (unstressed d')

  1. 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

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat.

Pronoun

dat

  1. that

Conjunction

dat

  1. that
  2. then, while
  3. if, when
  4. because
  5. so that
  6. insofar as
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner

dat

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of die

Contraction

dat

  1. Contraction of dat het.

Further reading

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English that.

Determiner

dat

  1. that

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tëtë.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtah(t)/

Determiner

dat

  1. 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

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þat.

Pronoun

dat

  1. (dated, dialectal) it; succeeded by det
    Dat varte ikkje lenge.
    It did not last long.
  2. (dated, dialectal) that; succeeded by det
    Dat vil eg ikkje segja deg.
    I will not tell you that.

See also

Norwegian Nynorsk personal pronouns
person first person second person reflexive third person
case singular singular masculine singular feminine singular neuter
nominative eg, je1 du han ho det, dat2
accusative meg deg seg han, honom2 ho, henne2 det, dat2
dative2 meg deg seg honom henne di2
genitive min din sin hans hennar, hennes1 dess3
case plural
nominative me, vi de, dokker dei
accusative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg dei, deim2
dative oss, okk dykk, dokker seg deim2
genitive vår, okkar dykkar, dokkar sin deira, deires1
1Obsolete. 2Landsmål. 3Rare or literary. Cursive forms unofficial today.

References

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þat, neuter of *sa (“the”). More at that.

Conjunction

dat

  1. (northern) that

Descendants

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tëtë.

Pronoun

dat

  1. this, that

See also

Pite Sami demonstrative pronouns
singular plural
Proximal dát dá
Distal dat da
Remote dut du

References

  • Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Rohingya

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Noun

dat (Hanifi spelling 𐴊𐴝𐴃𐴢)

  1. tooth

Romanian

Pronunciation

Adjective

dat m or n (feminine singular dată, masculine plural dați, feminine and neuter plural date)

  1. given

Noun

dat n (plural daturi or date) (chiefly obsolete)

  1. Synonym of dar (“gift”)

Verb

dat

  1. past participle of da (“to give”)

Declension

Declension of dat
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite dat dată dați date
definite datul data dații datele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite dat date dați date
definite datului datei daților datelor

Derived terms

Further reading

Scots

Pronoun

dat

  1. Shetland form of that

Determiner

dat

  1. Shetland form of that

Adverb

dat

  1. Shetland form of that

Tolai

Alternative forms

  • da (when preceding a verb)

Pronoun

dat

  1. you (many) and I, you (many) and me (first-person inclusive plural pronoun)
    Da vana!
    Let's go!

Declension

Tolai personal pronouns
singular dual paucal plural
1st person exclusive iau amir
mir 		amital
mital 		avet
ave1
1st person inclusive - dor datal dat
da1
2nd person u amur
mur 		amutal
mutal 		avat
ava1
3rd person ia
i 		dir
di 		dital diat
dia1
1) The plural pronouns lose the final -t when preceding a verb.


Turkish

Noun

dat

  1. Alternative form of dad

Volapük

Conjunction

dat

  1. so that

West Frisian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

dat

  1. that

Further reading

  • “dat (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Conjunction

dat

  1. that

Further reading

  • “dat (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Determiner

dat

  1. neuter of dy
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