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German conjunction · CEFR A1

dass

Meaning in English: that (conjunction)

Rank 34 of 5,000conjunctionLevel A12 forms in the list
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Example

Ich glaube, dass er recht hat.

I think that he is right.

Forms of dass in the top 5,000

These forms of dass are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

daß#3,783
that (old spelling of dass)B1

Er schrieb, daß er bald zurückkommt.
He wrote that he'd be back soon.

How common is dass?

dass is number 34 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 3,593 times per million words — about once every 280 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 33% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 30oderor
  2. 31nachafter; to (places); according to
  3. 32wiehow; like, as
  4. 33wirdbecomes; will; is (passive)
  5. 34dassthat (conjunction)
  6. 35wirwe
  7. 36umat (time); around; in order to
  8. 37hathas
  9. 38einera (dat./gen. fem.); one

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