This is the 3140th most frequent German word.
ding
"Thing" or "object."
Indicates the figurative meaning of interest or personal affinity.
Er sagte, das sei nicht sein Ding.
He said that’s not his thing.
Possesses the sense of a general item or object without specification.
Das Ding ist kaputt, wir brauchen ein neues.
The thing is broken, we need a new one.
Represents plural items, often abstract concepts or values.