German - Russian Dictionary
/das/
Das is a German definite article and relative pronoun. As an article it translates to Russian as the (nominative/accusative neuter). As a relative pronoun it corresponds to Russian который, что, or кто depending on context and formality.
| # | Type | German | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposition | das per; each (time unit) | в |
| 2 | preposition | das per; each (time unit) | по |
| 3 | pronoun | das which | который |
| 4 | pronoun | das which | что |
| 5 | pronoun | das who (relative pronoun) | что |
| 6 | pronoun | das who (relative pronoun) | который |
| 7 | pronoun | das who (relative pronoun) | которая |
| 8 | pronoun | das who (relative pronoun) | кто |
| 9 | pronoun | das nonstandard relative pronoun | который |
| 10 | pronoun | das nonstandard relative pronoun | что |
Das Buch ist sehr interessant.
Книга очень интересна.
Der Mann, das Auto und die Frau gehen spazieren.
Мужчина, что автомобиль, и женщина идут гулять.
Das Kind, das im Garten spielt, ist mein Sohn.
Ребенок, который играет в саду, мой сын.
Das functions primarily as the neuter definite article before nouns (das Haus, das Fenster). It also serves as a relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who', though который is more formal and standard in modern Russian. The nonstandard relative uses (что, кто) appear in colloquial speech.
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