dat

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 das.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æt

Determiner

dat

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

Derived terms

• dat fella

Conjunction

dat

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Ireland, foreign accents, or humorous) Pronunciation spelling of that.
   • 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:

     Dey vanished...but it wasn't too long ago dat dey did. Dey oughta still be nearby.

Pronoun

dat

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

Derived terms

• dat's
• gibs me dat
• true dat

Adverb

dat (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

• ADT, ATD, DTA, TA'd, TAD, TAd, TDA, Tad, tad

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• lat (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

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

• deurdat
• nadat
• noudat
• omdat
• opdat
• sodat
• vandat
• voordat

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈdat]

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

• IPA^(key): /dɑt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dat
• Rhymes: -ɑt

Determiner

dat n (distal demonstrative)

1. neuter singular of die (“that”); referring to a thing or a person further away.

   dat huis ― that house

   dat kind ― that child

Declension

	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

Dutch distal demonstrative

Derived terms

• datzelfde

Descendants

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

See also

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
proximal	deze	deze	dit	deze
distal	die	die	dat	die
possessive	diens	dier	diens	dier

Dutch demonstrative determiners

Pronoun

dat n (distal)

1. neuter singular of die
   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.

2. (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

• doordat
• nadat
• omdat
• opdat
• totdat
• voordat
• zodat

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dat
• Negerhollands: dat

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

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

• IPA^(key): /dat/
• (Berlin-Brandenburg) also IPA^(key): /dɐt/, /dət/

• Audio:

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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

• http://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-1/f17a-c/

German Low German

Alternative forms

• 't
• -'t (as in an't, in't)
• -t (as in ant, int)
• datt
• dät, det (Brandenburg)

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/
• IPA^(key): [da̝t], [dæt]

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

• wat

See also

• de m or f
• des (det), dem, de pl, der, den

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English dat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /dat/, [d̪ät̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /dat/, [d̪ät̪]

Verb

dat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of dō

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

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

• IPA^(key): /daːt/ (heavily stressed)
• IPA^(key): /dat/, [dɑt] (otherwise)
• Rhymes: -aːt, -ɑt

Determiner

dat n (unstressed d')

1. neuter singular of deen

Declension

Luxembourgish definite articles

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

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

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

• Dutch: dat, het
  • Afrikaans: dat
• Limburgish: det

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

• “dat (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “dat (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “dat (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dat (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dat (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

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, 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

		first person	second person	reflexive	third person
					masculine	feminine	neuter
singular	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
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. Italic forms unofficial today.

References

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

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dādi, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz.

Noun

dāt f

1. deed, action

Inflection

case	singular	plural
nominative	dāt	dādi
accusative	dāt	dādi
genitive	dādi	dādo
dative	dādi	dādin, dādon

Declension of dāt (feminine i-stem noun)

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: dâet
  • Dutch: daad
    • Afrikaans: daad
  • Limburgish: daod

References

• “dāt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Alternative forms

• that
• daz, thaz

Etymology

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

Conjunction

dat

1. (northern) that

Descendants

• Middle High German: dat
  • Central Franconian: dat, datt
  • Luxembourgish: dat, datt

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

• 𐴊𐴝𐴃𐴢 (dat) — Hanifi Rohingya script

Etymology

From Sanskrit दन्त (danta).

Noun

dat (Hanifi spelling 𐴊𐴝𐴃𐴢)

1. tooth

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdat/
• Rhymes: -at

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

• îi fi dat

Related terms

• dată

Further reading

• dat in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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

• IPA^(key): /dɔt/

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