German - Spanish Dictionary
/das/
Das is a German article and pronoun with multiple uses: as a neuter definite article (the), as a relative pronoun (which, that, who), and in fixed expressions with prepositions (per, each).
| # | Type | German | Spanish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposition | das per; each (time unit) | al |
| 2 | preposition | das per; each (time unit) | a la |
| 3 | pronoun | das which | que |
| 4 | pronoun | das who (relative pronoun) | quien |
| 5 | pronoun | das who (relative pronoun) | que |
| 6 | article | das article | el |
| 7 | article | das article | la |
| 8 | article | das article | los |
| 9 | article | das article | las |
| 10 | article | das article | lo |
| 11 | pronoun | das nonstandard relative pronoun | que |
Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch.
El libro está sobre la mesa.
Der Film, das ich gestern sah, war sehr gut.
La película que vi ayer fue muy buena.
Die Äpfel kosten zwei Euro das Kilo.
Las manzanas cuestan dos euros al kilo.
As a neuter article, das pairs with neuter nouns (das Kind, das Haus). As a relative pronoun, das is standard for neuter and plural antecedents, though in colloquial German it sometimes replaces other relative pronouns. In the fixed phrase 'das + time unit', it expresses a rate or frequency (das Kilo = per kilo, das Mal = per time).
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