| German > English |
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| das heißt |
| adv. that is, that is to say |
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| Analysis |
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| das |
| art. singular of der: the |
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| pron. singular of der |
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| pron. (relative) who, that, which |
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| Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. |
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| Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. |
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| der |
| art. the |
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| art. feminine singular of der |
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| art. genitive plural of der |
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| pron. who; that; which |
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| Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. |
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| heißt |
| v. second-person singular present of heißen |
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| v. third-person singular present of heißen |
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| v. second-person plural present of heißen |
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| v. plural imperative of heißen |
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| heißen |
| v. (copulative) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it |
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| Wie heißt du? - What is your name? |
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| Ich heiße ... - I’m called ... |
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| Ich werde Lutz genannt, aber ich heiße Ludger. - They call me Lutz, but my name is Ludger. |
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| v. to mean, to signify; to have a meaning |
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