"dass" meaning in German

See dass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /das/ Audio: De-dass.ogg
Rhymes: -as Etymology: From Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Dutch dat, English that. Distinction from das is purely orthographical convention. Etymology templates: {{der|de|goh|daz}} Old High German daz, {{der|de|gem-pro|*þat}} Proto-Germanic *þat, {{cog|nl|dat}} Dutch dat, {{cog|en|that}} English that, {{m|de|das}} das Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} dass
  1. (subordinating) that Tags: subordinating
    Sense id: en-dass-de-conj-jn~AI2r0
  2. (subordinating, chiefly colloquial) so that Tags: colloquial, subordinating Synonyms: damit (english: standard usage), sodass
    Sense id: en-dass-de-conj-q2t6vl5J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: daß (english: older spelling), daſs (older antiqua spelling used instead of daß; older fraktur spelling in Heyse's spelling), dasz [obsolete], das [obsolete], dat [colloquial, dialectal, nonstandard]
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Alternative forms

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