das

This is the 17th most frequent German word.


das

"The" (definite article, neuter) or "that/this" (demonstrative pronoun).


Here, 'das' is used as a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that'.

Das ist mein Haus.

That is my house.


In this sentence, 'das' is a definite article used with a neuter noun, 'Auto'.

Das Auto ist blau.

The car is blue.


In this example, 'das' is a relative pronoun referring to something previously mentioned.

Das, was er sagte, war wichtig.

What he said was important.