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dat

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dat"

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dæt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æt

Determiner edit

dat

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

Derived terms edit

Conjunction edit

dat

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

Pronoun edit

dat

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

Derived terms edit

Adverb edit

dat (not comparable)

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

Anagrams edit

Afrikaans edit

Alternative forms edit

  • lat (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

dat

  1. that (introducing a subordinate clause)

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

Catalan edit

Participle edit

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

  1. (obsolete) past participle of dar

Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • “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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

dat

  1. genitive plural of data

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Cognate with German das, English that.

Pronunciation edit

Determiner edit

dat

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

Inflection edit

Dutch demonstrative determiners
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Proximal deze deze dit deze
Distal die die dat die
Possessive diens dier diens dier


Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

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

Pronoun edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • Petjo: dat
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: dat

Conjunction edit

dat

  1. that (introducing a subordinate clause)
    Ik zag dat het goed was.
    I saw that it was good.

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

Descendants edit

  • Afrikaans: dat
  • Negerhollands: dat

Dutch Low Saxon edit

Etymology edit

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation edit

Article edit

dat n (definite article)

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

Adjective edit

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 edit

dat

  1. that

Pronoun edit

dat

  1. (demonstrative) that

Pronoun edit

dat n

  1. (relative) which, that

Usage notes edit

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

Synonyms edit

German edit

Alternative forms edit

  • det (Berlin-Brandenburg)

Etymology edit

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 edit

Article edit

dat

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

Pronoun edit

dat

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

Pronoun edit

dat

  1. (colloquial, regional, neuter nominative) it

Conjunction edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

German Low German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation edit

Article edit

dat n (definite article)

  1. the
    dat Huus ― the house

Adjective edit

dat n

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

Conjunction edit

dat

  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 edit

dat

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

Pronoun edit

dat n

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

Usage notes edit

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

Synonyms edit

See also edit

Jamaican Creole edit

Etymology edit

Derived from English dat.

Pronunciation edit

Determiner edit

dat

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

Further reading edit

  • dat at majstro.com

Ladin edit

Etymology edit

From Latin datus.

Noun edit

dat m (plural dac)

  1. data
  2. fact

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

dat

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of dō

Lower Sorbian edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

dat

  1. supine of daś

Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Determiner edit

dat n (unstressed d')

  1. neuter singular of deen

Declension edit

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 edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Pronoun edit

dat

  1. that

Conjunction edit

dat

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

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Determiner edit

dat

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of die

Contraction edit

dat

  1. Contraction of dat het.

Further reading edit

Nigerian Pidgin edit

Etymology edit

From English that.

Determiner edit

dat

  1. that

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *tëtë.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtah(t)/

Determiner edit

dat

  1. it, that, the, the aforementioned

Inflection edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse þat.

Pronoun edit

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 edit

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 edit

Old High German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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

Conjunction edit

dat

  1. (northern) that

Descendants edit

Pite Sami edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Samic *tëtë.

Pronoun edit

dat

  1. this, that

See also edit

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

References edit

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

Rohingya edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Noun edit

dat (Hanifi spelling 𐴊𐴝𐴃𐴢)

  1. tooth

Romanian edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

dat (past participle of da)

  1. past participle of da (“give”)

Declension edit

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

Related terms edit

Tolai edit

Alternative forms edit

  • da (when preceding a verb)

Pronoun edit

dat

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

Declension edit

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 edit

Noun edit

dat

  1. Alternative form of dad

Volapük edit

Conjunction edit

dat

  1. so that

West Frisian edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

dat

  1. that

Further reading edit

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

Conjunction edit

dat

  1. that

Further reading edit

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

Determiner edit

dat

  1. neuter of dy
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