damit
German, conjunction/daˈmɪt/
damit is spelled D-A-M-I-T (5 letters) and appears 912 times per million words in written German, the 110th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Damit is a German conjunction meaning “so that, in order that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a pronominal adverb of mit. The German Wiktionary defines it as “… mit dem Ziel, dass …”.
What does damit mean in English?
adverb
- 1
pronominal adverb of mit
- 2
therefore, as a result
conjunction
- 1
so that, in order that
Beeil dich, damit wir bald losfahren können.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
conjunction: 1. … mit dem Ziel, dass …
adverb: 1. demonstrativer oder relativer Verweis auf ein Mittel, ein Werkzeug im direkten oder übertragenen Sinn 2. demonstrativer oder relativer Verweis auf Zustände oder Sachen 3. zum Ausdruck einer zeitlichen Beziehung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce damit?
- /daˈmɪt/
- /ˈdaːmɪt/
- [daˈmɪt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to damit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is damit in German?
damit appears 912 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).