No. 17 in German
das
"The" (definite article, neuter) or "that/this" (demonstrative pronoun).
In a sentence
Das ist mein Haus.
That is my house.
Here, 'das' is used as a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'.
Das Auto ist blau.
The car is blue.
In this sentence, 'das' is a definite article used with a neuter noun, 'Auto'.
Das, was er sagte, war wichtig.
What he said was important.
In this example, 'das' is a relative pronoun referring to something previously mentioned.
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