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Das - demonstrative pronoun - can be used to point to a noun, but not after it's known

Duolingo sentence: "Dieser Kochlöffel ist schmutzig, aber der hier ist sauber." I also know you can use das as such: Das sind meine Bücher (A) / Das ist mein Arm (B). It was already made ...
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When can I use der/die/das: Need help understanding

I was trying to translate the sentence - This is the most beautiful flower in the garden. The app showed: Das ist die schönste Blume im Garten. Question 1: Can we use "Das" instead of &...
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Reference of "es" and "das" in a seemingly ambiguous context

By which (soft) grammatical rules is the object that es refers to sometimes the baby and sometimes its being hungry. I assume that this is objectively the case. (Das can refer only to the baby's being ...
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Literary use of dieser/jener

Ein weiser Mann redet unparteiisch von Freunden und Feinden und übersieht jener ihre Fehler noch weniger, als er dieser ihre Tugenden zu rühmen vergißt. I have tried my best to unravel the reason for ...
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Auf wen bezieht sich hier „dessen“ (als Possessivartikel)?

Meine Frage geht um Das Parfum. Der Schriftsteller schreibt: Der Tuchhändler Alexandre Misnard erschoß seinen eigenen Hausdiener bei dessen nächtlicher Heimkehr, weil er ihn für den berüchtigen ...
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Relative Pronouns

I am really struggling with relative pronouns (when to use which relative pronoun). Can anyone please help me? (give me some quick ways to know when to use which relative pronoun) I get confused ...
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Bedeutung von einem Demonstrativpronomen

Ich bin beim Lesen eines Buches auf den folgenden Satz gestoßen: Für den Analytiker schließt er (Grundsatz der Abstinenz) die Regel ein, dem Patienten die Befriedigung seiner Wünsche zu versagen und ...
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When is Dies better than Dieses?

I have learned that dies is a contracted form of dieses in the singular Nominative or accusative Neuter. My question is, in which case is Dies preffered over Dieses and vice versa? Thanks.
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Verwenden von „dieser“ für undefinierte Objekte

Im Englischen kann man „this“ für die Objekte/Personen verwenden, die bisher nicht erwähnt wurden, um diese Objekte/Personen besonders zu betonen, zum Beispiel: Yesterday I was in a bus and there was ...
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In welchem Fall sollte ich deutsche Demonstrativpronomen im Genitiv benutzen?

Ich habe lange Zeit gesucht aber ich kann keine einzige Website, welche dieses Thema erklärt, finden. Könnte jemand für mich bitte in einfacher Sprache erklären in welchem Fall ich ...
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das Verständnis jener Menschen, mit denen sie leben - Why "jener"?

Previously I thought that masculine genetive of "jeder" is "jedes" (which is also shown here), and after some searching about "jener" on Duden, there isn't any ...
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That and the demonstrative pronouns [duplicate]

I'm missing something, perhaps is the understanding of demonstrative pronouns. In (from youtube) That is Peter. or Das ist Peter. Das is being used as a demonstrative pronoun, right? But the case, is ...
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Gendered Personal Pronouns for objects [duplicate]

Ich habe einen neuen Wagen. Er ist sehr schnell. VS Ich habe einen neuen Wagen. Der ist sehr schnell. Is it possible to use der instead of er? I have read that some people would not use personal ...
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in eines jeden Herzen

This was an episode name of my favorite series. It means "in each of our hearts". It looks weird to me. Why isn't it: in einem jeder Herzen or: im Herzen jedes Menschen My friend has ...
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What is the word "dem" doing in this sentence?

Part of a sentence from a novel: … zum erstenmal kam sein Ton dem nahe, wie er wohl normalerweise sprach. Could someone please explain what the grammatical status and purpose of the "dem" ...
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Gender of a noun in a sentence

I have encountered a sentence in our A1 book as: Haben Sie schon mal eine Radtour gemacht? then, another person answers that: Ja, das habe ich schon gemacht. However, we know that Tour is feminine, ...
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"das geht leider nicht" - which noun is the "das" here an Artikel for?

I am just learning to speak German, and I came across the aforementioned sentence. To my understanding, we use articles der, die das for nouns, but it seems like in Question : Gehen wir ins Kino am ...
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Mir wird "das alles" zu viel

I know this sentence mean: Everything is too much for me. But my question is about the "das alles". It doesn't make sense since it means "the everything". Please explain me what'...
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"das" vs "dies"

From what I have seen on grammar specialized websites das and dies are not declined when they are used as subjects in combination with sein. Example: Dies sind Zeitungen. Apart from this, are there ...
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When do you use "das ist" instead of "es ist"? [duplicate]

I have seen a sentence starting with "Es ist ein fisch", and I wondered why "es" is used with a masculine noun "fisch". I know that if something new is to be introduced, we can start with "Das" as in "...
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Genitive of demonstrative pronouns in the genitive case [duplicate]

What is the correct change of the following expression alle Fakten, deren Auswirkungen und die ergriffenen Maßnahmen into the genitive case Beschreibung aller Fakten, der?? Auswirkungen und der ...
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Wiktionary claims 'dessen' cannot be followed by a noun in the genitive. Is this true?

In the wiktionary article of 'dessen', it says: Another common mistake is a double-genitive construction such as the following: Nach dem Tod seines Vaters wurde er Leiter dessen Betriebes. — “After ...
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Correct use of "ein solcher, eine solche, ein solches"

I have done quite an extensive reading on the internet to find out about the use of "solch-". By now I can say that I understand it quite well but I still don't understand why does the following ...
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"Dieses akademisches Transkript" or "Dieses akademische Transkript" [closed]

Dieses akademisches Transkript or Dieses akademische Transkript I know that I should add "s" to the end of the pronoun "dies" when the noun comes after it, and the noun should be singular, neutral ...
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Dessen as demonstrativpronoun ? examples please

Dessen can be Relativpronomens AND Demonstrativpronomens, can you please give examples of its role as demonstrativpronoun ? witionary gives these examples for it: [2] Die Matratze dessen, welches ...
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Wie setze ich Demonstrativpronomen in diesem Satz korrekt ein?

Es gibt viele Menschen die dich einfach nur deiner Seele wegen, aus tiefster heraus lieben werden. Is there a word I can use before or after tiefster, which refers to Seele? - as in Es gibt viele ...
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Using demonstrative pronouns vs. regular pronouns

In my German 1 class, we learned that there are pronouns such as the following: But we also just learned about the demonstrative pronoun: And I'm having trouble differentiating between using one set ...
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Einkaufen: Wir nehmen die vier

Dialog aus einem Kursbuch: Was kostet denn ein Poster? Die hier kosten drei Euro 20. Prima. Dann nehmen wir die vier. Das macht 12 Euro 80. Wieso wird gesagt: »die vier« und nicht einfach »...
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Ist er überhaupt "dessen" Sohn? Ist er überhaupt "sein" Sohn?

This sentence has me baffled. I know that dessen is used in relative clauses, but in this sentence Ist er überhaupt dessen Sohn what I see with "his son" is a demostrative, not a relative clause. ...
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Ambiguity in a subordinate clause

Die Schauspielerin, die nicht nur die Männer, sondern auch viele Frauen vergötterten According to my book, this translates as: The actress, whom not only the men, but also many women adored I ...
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Article with Independent Possessive Pronouns / Artikel mit Possessivpronomen als Nomenvertreter - 'Ist das deine?‘ [duplicate]

I have a question about using Independent Possessive Pronouns. Is it more normal to use 'das' with them regardless of the gender of the item, or should you use the correct definite article or pronoun? ...
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Use of das vs die in a sentence

A german friend of mine wrote simple sentence today "Das sind beides schöne Akzente", to which I asked her, shouldn't it be "Die sind beide schöne Akzente"? She told me my version sounded wrong but ...
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How do I say “that” with a noun that isn’t neuter?

This question is about that and the. The sentence Ist das Geschenk für mich? means both of the following: Is the gift for me? Is that gift for me? My confusion is that that is das and the is ...
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How to say "watch an opera", "watch a concert" and "admire the architecture"?

Would someone advise me on how to say the above? I have a text here: Die Semperoper ist eines der besten Opernhäuser in Deutschland, mit ihrer schönen Architektur und den brillanten Opern der ...
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"Dies" sind keine guten Nachrichten

I was using Duolingo, and it suddenly asks me to translate These are not good news So I look at the table of the demonstrative pronouns, and I see this: Male Female Neutrum ...
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In Exodus 1:1 of the Lutherbibel, why Dies instead of Diese?

Exodus 1:1 of the Lutherbibel (1984) reads: Dies sind die Namen der Söhne Israels, die mit Jakob nach Ägypten kamen; ein jeder kam mit seinem Hause. These are the names of the sons of Israel, who ...
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Is it ambiguous to whom the pronoun in the following sentence refers?

Given the sentence: Er stieß seinen Kameraden gegen den Baum, dass dieser zitterte. Can one determine exactly who/what it was, that was shivering?
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"das" statt "die" obwohl das Subjekt eine Frau ist?

Eine Frau steigt aus dem Auto. Peter hat das soeben beobachtet und teilt seinen Kollegen mit: "Das ist Anna Pilsen." Frage: Weshalb wird hier "das" verwendet, obwohl es sich doch um eine Frau handelt?...
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How to distinguish between ‘damit’ introducing a subordinate clause or a main clause?

I am still learning German, and I face sometime structure problems as the language has a very strict structure to be followed. One of structures that derived me semi-crazy is damit For example, ...
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Warum „Das ist der Bus, …“, wenn es doch „der Bus“ ist?

Ich habe es so gelernt: Da kommt ein Bus. Der ist nicht der Bus, den wir nehmen. Er ist nicht der Bus, den wir nehmen. Das ist nicht der Bus, den wir nehmen. Warum sagt man nicht „...
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"Das" or "es" — when to use which one?

When do we use "das" and "es" and what is the difference? For example: Das kann ich machen. Es kann ich machen. Das habe ich ihm gesagt. Es habe ich ihm gesagt.
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How to understand the word order of this sentence?

Das habe ich aber leider vergessen. I understand that in English, it is "I am sorry, I forgot it." Why is Das used? Why is the word order aber leider used? Will different word orders change the ...
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"A und dessen/deren B"

Wenn ich folgenden Satz habe: Die Entwicklung eines Autos und dessen/deren Evaluation. Worauf bezieht sich das dessen/deren? Bezieht es sich auf das Auto oder auf die Evaluation? Ich finde ...
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When can I leave out "der/dem/den" after the relative "wer/wem/wen"?

Sometimes I see the wer/was relative clause followed by der, dem, and den. But sometimes it's not. For example (excerpted from here): Wen ihr einladet, den müsst ihr auch empfangen. Wen ihr einladet, ...
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