different between dat vs zat

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Determiner

dat

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Conjunction

dat

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Pronoun

dat

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Derived terms

• dat's

Adverb

dat (not comparable)

1. (dialectal, nonstandard, African-American Vernacular) Pronunciation spelling of that.

Anagrams

• ADT, ATD, DTA, TA'd, TAD, TAd, TDA, Tad, tad

Afrikaans

Alternative forms

• lat (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

From Dutch dat, from Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

Conjunction

dat

1. that (introducing a subordinate clause)

Usage notes

• In Afrikaans the use of that is optional, as in English, but it is somewhat more commonly retained that in English usage. If a clause is introduced by dat, the clause follows the verb-final word order of subordinate clauses. If dat is absent, the clause observes the word order of main clauses, leading to the following contrast in syntax:

Derived terms

• deurdat
• nadat
• noudat
• omdat
• opdat
• sodat
• vandat
• voordat

Catalan

Verb

dat m sg

1. (obsolete) past participle of dar

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German dat, daz, from Old High German daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Cognate with German das, dass, Dutch dat, English that, Faroese tað.

Conjunction

dat

1. (Sette Comuni) that

References

• “dat” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dat, from Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat, neuter form of *sa.

Cognate with German das, English that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?t/
• Hyphenation: dat
• Rhymes: -?t

Determiner

dat

1. that (neuter); referring to a thing or a person further away.

Inflection

Derived terms

• datzelfde

Pronoun

dat n

1. (demonstrative) that, that there

2. (by extension, demonstrative, clipping of datzelfde) that same (thing), the aforementioned

3. (relative) who, which, that

4. (exophoric) that, those (regardless of gender and number)

Usage notes

This pronoun can combine with a preposition to form a pronominal adverb. When this occurs, it is changed into its adverbial/locative counterpart daar. See also Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs.

A preceding comma may alter the meaning of a clause starting with a relative pronoun. Compare the following sentences:

Conjunction

dat

1. that (introducing a subordinate clause)

Usage notes

• In Dutch the use of that is mandatory, with the following clause using the verb-final word order of subordinate clauses: Zij wist dat de lijkbidder te laat zou komen. (“She knew that the undertaker would arrive too late.”) A rare exception is found in some marginal slang contexts, that are often heavily influenced by English and where the conjunction is sometimes omitted.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dat

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?t/

Article

dat n (definite article)

1. the

Adjective

dat n

1. (demonstrative) that

Conjunction

dat

1. that

Pronoun

dat

1. (demonstrative) that

Pronoun

dat n

1. (relative) which, that

Usage notes

• Use as a relative pronoun may not exist in all dialects.

Synonyms

• wat

German

Alternative forms

• det (Berlin-Brandenburg)

Etymology

A regional form adopted into colloquial standard German. In western Germany from Central Franconian dat, from northern Middle High German dat, from northern Old High German that, dat, an unshifted relict form possibly due to Frankish influence. In northern Germany from German Low German dat, from Middle Low German dat, from Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/
• (Berlin-Brandenburg) also IPA^(key): /d?t/, /d?t/

Article

dat

1. (colloquial, dialectal) Alternative form of das

Pronoun

dat

1. (colloquial, dialectal) Alternative form of das

2. (colloquial, dialectal, neuter nominative) it

Conjunction

dat

1. (colloquial, dialectal) Alternative form of dass

Usage notes

• Although found in the native dialects throughout northern and western Germany, the near-exclusive use of dat in colloquial standard German is most typical of the West (chiefly North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate). In the other areas the forms dat and das are used in free variation. In Berlin, the form dit (local form of this) often has replaced dat.

References

• http://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-1/f17a-c/

German Low German

Alternative forms

• 't
• -'t (as in an't, in't)
• -t (as in ant, int)
• datt
• dät, det (Brandenburg)

Etymology

From Old Saxon that.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/
• IPA^(key): [da?t], [dæt]

Article

dat n (definite article)

1. the

Adjective

dat n

1. (demonstrative) that

Conjunction

dat

1. that

Pronoun

dat

1. (demonstrative) that

Pronoun

dat n

1. (relative) which, that

Usage notes

• Use as a relative pronoun may not exist in all dialects.

Synonyms

• wat

See also

• de m or f
• des (det), dem, de pl, der, den

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin datus.

Noun

dat m (plural dac)

1. data
2. fact

Latin

Verb

dat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of d?

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

Verb

dat

1. supine of da?

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German that, dat, a northern variety of daz, from Proto-Germanic *þat. Compare Dutch dat, Limburgish dat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da?t/ (heavily stressed)
• IPA^(key): /dat/, [d?t] (otherwise)
• Rhymes: -a?t, -?t

Determiner

dat n (unstressed d')

1. neuter singular of deen

Declension

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dat/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch that, from Proto-Germanic *þat.

Pronoun

dat

1. that

Conjunction

dat

1. that
2. then, while
3. if, when
4. because
5. so that
6. insofar as

Descendants

• Dutch: dat, het
  • Afrikaans: dat
• Limburgish: det

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Determiner

dat

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of die

Contraction

dat

1. Contraction of dat het.

Further reading

• “dat (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “dat (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “dat (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “dat (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “dat (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page III

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English that.

Determiner

dat

1. that

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tëtë.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?tah(t)/

Determiner

dat

1. it, that, the, the aforementioned

Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þat.

Pronoun

dat

1. (dated, dialectal) it; succeeded by det

2. (dated, dialectal) that; succeeded by det

See also

References

• Nynorskkorpuset - search for 'dat'
• “det” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Alternative forms

• that
• daz, thaz

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þat, neuter of *sa (“the”). More at that.

Conjunction

dat

1. (northern) that

Descendants

• Middle High German: dat
  • Central Franconian: dat, datt
  • Luxembourgish: dat, datt

Pite Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tëtë.

Pronoun

dat

1. this, that

See also

References

• Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press

Rohingya

Alternative forms

• ????????????????? (dat) – Hanifi Rohingya script

Etymology

From Sanskrit ???? (danta).

Noun

dat (Hanifi spelling ????????????????)

1. tooth

Romanian

Etymology

Past participle of da, corresponding to Latin datus.

Verb

dat (past participle of da)

1. given

Declension

Related terms

• dat?

Tolai

Alternative forms

• da (when preceding a verb)

Pronoun

dat

1. you (many) and I, you (many) and me (first-person inclusive plural pronoun)

Declension

Volapük

Conjunction

dat

1. so that

West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?t/

Pronoun

dat

1. that

Further reading

• “dat (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Conjunction

dat

1. that

Further reading

• “dat (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Determiner

dat

1. neuter of dy

English

Conjunction

zat

1. Pronunciation spelling of that. (usually signifying a foreign accent, often French).

Anagrams

• AZT, Taz

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?t/
• Hyphenation: zat
• Rhymes: -?t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sat, from Old Dutch *sat, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh?-.

Adjective

zat (comparative zatter, superlative zatst)

1. sated, full, especially with alcoholic beverage, i.e. drunk

   Synonym: dronken

2. having had enough, having had it up to here, fed up

Inflection

Derived terms

• ladderzat
• stiepelzat (Flanders)
• zatlap

Determiner

zat

1. (informal) plenty

   Synonym: genoeg

Adverb

zat

1. (informal) enough

   Synonym: genoeg

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

zat

1. singular past indicative of zitten

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay zat, from Classical Malay dhat, dzat, zat, from Arabic ????? (??t, “being, essence, substance, nature”).

Noun

zat (first-person possessive zatku, second-person possessive zatmu, third-person possessive zatnya)

1. substance

Compounds

Turkmen

Etymology

From Arabic ????? (??t, “being, essence, substance, nature).

Noun

zat (definite accusative ?, plural ?)

1. thing