Dat

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See also DAT

Contents 1 Dutch 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Demonstrative pronoun 1.3 Usage note

Dutch

Pronunciation

/dat/

Demonstrative pronoun

dat neuter

1. referring to a thing, farther away: that (cp. dit, and deze/die).

   Wat is dat?: what is that?

2. demonstrative adjective, referring to a thing: that, which.

   Ik zag dat het goed was: I saw that it was well

Usage note

A preceding comma may alter the meaning of a clause starting with a demonstrative adjective.

Het boek, dat wit was, gaf ik terug vs. Het boek dat wit was, gaf ik terug: the book, which was white, by the way, I returned, vs. the white book I returned.

fr:dat io:dat id:dat it:dat nl:dat pl:dat zh:dat