German word
dass in German sentences
dass means "that" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Nachbar argwöhnt, dass jemand sein Paket geöffnet hat.
The neighbour suspects that someone opened his package.
Der Kunde argwöhnt, dass die Rechnung falsch ist.
The customer suspects that the invoice is wrong.
Der alte Mann argwöhnt, dass der Brief verloren ging.
The old man suspects that the letter was lost.
Mir fällt sofort auf, dass der Schlüssel fehlt.
I notice immediately that the key is missing.
Der Arzt sagt, dass der Patient den Infekt auskurieren soll.
The doctor says that the patient should fully recover from the infection.
Common mistake
Do not treat dass as a single isolated translation. Check how it behaves in the example sentence.