No. 8 in German
die
"The" (definite article for feminine singular nouns in German).
In a sentence
Die Katze sitzt auf dem Dach.
The cat is sitting on the roof.
In this sentence, 'die' is the definite article for 'Katze', which is feminine singular in German.
Ich habe die Pflanzen im Garten gegossen.
I watered the plants in the garden.
Here, 'die' is the definite article for 'Pflanzen', which is feminine plural in German.
Das sind die Bücher, die ich gestern gekauft habe.
Those are the books, which I bought yesterday.
'Die' in this sentence serves as a relative pronoun referring back to 'Bücher', which is plural.
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