dat
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An informal way to write that in casual speech or writing
- pronoun
- Informal
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- Dat is heel veel geld.
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Examples
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Dat is perfect.
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Dat is the place that I'd sure like to see
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Dat is why me like you.
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The doctor, who is a native of Switzerland and speaks only broken English, quickly replied, 'Dat is enough.'
Academic text (2010) -
And if Dat finds out you hope to marry Jonas instead of Smithy Gid, he'll put a stop to it.
Fiction book (2002) -
Dat is gebeurd, mama.
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Dat is erg mooi.
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Dat is why me like you.
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Dat is the place that I'd sure like to see.
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Dat is perfect.
Synonyms
that
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The specific person or thing you mean
is the informal dialect spelling used in casual speech or writing
Surface Forms
dat subject case
Etymology
Dat is an informal spelling of the word 'that' used to show a casual accent where people say 'd' instead of 'th'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone speaking quickly with that accent and saying 'dat' for 'that', so it still means 'that'.