das
German, pronoun/das/
das is spelled D-A-S (3 letters) and appears 14,454 times per million words in written German, the 5th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Das is a German pronoun meaning “who, that, which” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the. The German Wiktionary defines it as “[1] Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens der”.
What does das mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
who, that, which
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann.
- 2
this, that, it
Das ist mein Haus.
- 3
it (subject of an impersonal verb)
Das regnet schon wieder.
article
- 1
neuternominative/accusative neuter singular of der: the
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. [1] Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens der 2. [2] Akkusativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens der
pronoun: 1. [1] Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Relativpronomens der 2. [2] Akkusativ Singular Neutrum des Relativpronomens der
abbreviation: 1. daselbst
noun: 1. kolumbianischer Inlandsgeheimdienst von 1960 bis 2011
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of das
- der masculine nominative singular
- die feminine nominative singular
- dessen genitive masculine singular
- deren feminine genitive singular
- derer feminine genitive singular
- dem dative masculine singular
- denen dative plural
- den accusative masculine singular
- 's alternative informal poetic
- es alternative informal poetic
- dat alternative colloquial
- det alternative
- dit alternative
- des alternative dialectal
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce das?
- /das/
- standard /dɑs/
- /daːs/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to das
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is das in German?
das appears 14,454 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).