dat

See also DAT, daT, Dat., dät, dát, đắt, đất, and dat.

English

Etymology

Representing a colloquial pronunciation of that, likely from African American vernacular.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dæt/, X-SAMPA: /d{t/
• Rhymes: -æt

Determiner

dat

1. (slang or dialectal or nonstandard) that

Conjunction

dat

1. (slang or dialectal or nonstandard) that

Pronoun

dat

1. (slang or dialectal or nonstandard) that

Adverb

dat (not comparable)

1. (slang or dialectal or nonstandard) that

Anagrams

• ADT
• DTA
• tad, Tad
• TDA

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑt
• IPA: /dɑt/

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Determiner

dat

1. that (neuter); referring to a thing or a person further away.

   dat huis

   that house

   dat kind

   that child

Declension

Dutch demonstrative determiners
	Masculine/feminine	Neuter	Plural
Proximal	deze	dit	deze
Distal	die	dat	die

Derived terms

• datzelfde

Pronoun

dat n

1. (demonstrative) that, that there

   Wat is dat?

   What is that?

2. (relative) who, which, that

   Ik ken een meisje dat dat kan.

   I know a girl who can do that.

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. (specifically the white book, not another)

• Het boek, dat wit was, gaf ik terug

  I returned the book, which was white. (it happened to be white)

Conjunction

dat

1. that

   Ik zag dat het goed was.

   I saw that it was good.

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Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɑt/

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

• wat

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German

Etymology

From German Low German dat, also found in many Central German dialects, which has found its way into the colloquial standard German of many parts of northern and western Germany, where it is used in free variation with standard das.

Pronoun

dat

1. (colloquial, nonstandard) Alternative form of das.

   Dat weiß ich nich'.

   I don't know that.

2. (colloquial, nonstandard) Alternative form of dass.

   Ich glaub, dat der 'n bisschen übertreibt.

   I believe that he's exaggerating a little.

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German Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɑt/

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

1. that

   Sęd ik, dat ik Kauken hęw?

   Did I say that I have cake?

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

• wat

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Latin

Verb

dat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of dō

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Lojban

Rafsi

dat

1. rafsi of drata.

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Determiner

dat n (unstressed d')

1. neuter of deen

Declension

Luxembourgish definite articles
	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nom./acc.	deen (den)	déi (d')	dat (d')	déi (d')
dative	deem (dem)	där (der)	deem (dem)	deen (den)

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dat/

Pronoun

dat n

1. that, that one

Determiner

dat n

1. that
2. the

Descendants

• Dutch: dat, het (the article)

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Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English that.

Determiner

dat

1. that

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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.

References

• Nynorskkorpuset - search for 'dat'
• “det” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

See also

    Personal pronouns in Nynorsk

	Nominative	Objective case	Genitive/Possessive pronoun
Singular
First person	eg	meg	min m
Second person	du	deg	din m
Third person m	han	han, honom3	hans
Third person f	ho	ho, henne	hennar, hennes4
Third person n	det, dat1	det, dat1	dess 2
Plural
First person	me, vi	oss	vår m
Second person	de, dokker	dykk, dokker	dykkar, dokkar, deires4
Third person	dei	dei, deim3	deira
Notes
1Never part of official Nynorsk/Landsmål. Primarily used before Landsmål received an official written norm.
2Rare or literary
3No longer part of the official written norm. Now primarily used in Høgnorsk texts.
4No longer part of the official written norm. These non-traditional forms were added to the norm to either approach the the Samnorsk ideal or certain dialects.

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali.

Noun

dat

1. tooth

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Romanian

Verb

dat (past participle of da)

1. given

   mi-a dat cartea - he gave me the book

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

See also nedat

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Tolai

Alternative forms

• da (when preceding a verb)

Pronoun

dat

1. First-person inclusive plural pronoun: you (many) and I, you (many) and me

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.

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Volapük

Conjunction

dat

1. so that

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West Frisian

Determiner

dat

1. that (neuter gender)

Pronoun

dat

1. that

Conjunction

dat

1. that