Italian - German Dictionary
/ˈke/
Che is one of the most common Italian words, functioning as a conjunction, relative pronoun, interrogative pronoun, or determiner. In German, it translates most frequently as dass (conjunction), was (interrogative), or der/die/das (relative pronoun).
| # | Type | Italian | German |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conjunction | che connecting a noun clause | dass |
| 2 | determiner | che beginning an exclamation | was für |
| 3 | determiner | che beginning an exclamation | so |
| 4 | pronoun | che what? (interrogative pronoun) | was |
| 5 | preposition | che Introduces a comparison | als |
| 6 | pronoun | che which | der |
| 7 | pronoun | che which | die |
| 8 | pronoun | che which | das |
| 9 | conjunction | che solely, only, merely (obsolete) | nur |
| 10 | adverb | che used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings — see also what, so | wie |
| 11 | pronoun | che who (relative pronoun) | der |
| 12 | pronoun | che who (relative pronoun) | die |
| 13 | pronoun | che who (relative pronoun) | das |
| 14 | determiner | che (relative) designating the one(s) mentioned | welcher |
| 15 | determiner | che (relative) designating the one(s) mentioned | welche |
| 16 | determiner | che (relative) designating the one(s) mentioned | welches |
| 17 | pronoun | che (relative) who, whom, what | der |
| 18 | pronoun | che (relative) who, whom, what | welcher |
| 19 | pronoun | che (relative) who, whom, what | was |
Penso che sia una buona idea.
Ich denke, dass es eine gute Idee ist.
La ragazza che abita qui è mia amica.
Das Mädchen, das hier wohnt, ist meine Freundin.
Che cosa vuoi?
Was willst du?
Che as a conjunction (dass) introduces noun clauses and is essential after verbs of thinking, saying, or believing. As a relative pronoun, it can refer to persons or things and is more frequent in spoken Italian than formal alternatives like il quale. Che is invariable in form across all these functions.
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