datt
That: Datt
Datt means that: Ech mengen, datt hie Recht huet (I think that he is right).
How It Works
Typical openers
- Ech mengen, datt ... (I think that ...)
- Ech weess, datt ... (I know that ...)
- Si seet, datt ... (She says that ...)
- Ech hoffen, datt ... (I hope that ...)
- Ech si frou, datt ... (I am glad that ...)
Word order
Datt – subject – other parts – conjugated verb. See the verb at the end of subordinate clauses.
Datt and dat
The conjunction is spelled datt, and dass is an accepted variant. Dat with one t is the article or pronoun: dat Buch, Dat ass gutt.
With du
Before du or de an s is added: Ech hunn héieren, datt s de geplënnert bass. See wann s de.
Without datt
After verbs such as soen and mengen, datt can be left out. Then the second clause keeps normal main-clause order, with the verb second: Ech mengen, hien huet Recht.
Fir datt
Fir datt means so that: Ech schwätze lues, fir datt jiddereen et versteet.
Examples (6)
- Ech mengen, datt hie Recht huet.
I think that he is right.
Word by Word: I think, that he right has.
Luxembourgish says you have right. Hien becomes hie before the R of Recht.
- Si seet, datt si muer kënnt.
She says that she is coming tomorrow.
Word by Word: She says, that she tomorrow comes.
The verb kënnt goes to the end of the datt clause.
- Ech si frou, datt dir komm sidd.
I'm glad that you all came.
Word by Word: I am glad, that you come are.
In the perfect, the participle komm comes before the helper sidd.
- Ech hoffen, datt et dir gutt geet.
I hope that you are well.
Word by Word: I hope, that it to-you good goes.
Et geet dir gutt means you are well, and geet moves to the end.
- Ech hunn héieren, datt s de geplënnert bass.
I heard that you've moved.
Word by Word: I have heard, that s you moved are.
An s is added between datt and de.
- Weess du, datt de Bus haut net fiert?
Do you know that the bus isn't running today?
Word by Word: Know you, that the bus today not drives?
Datt clauses can also follow a question.
Common Mistakes
Keeping the verb in second place after datt.
Ech mengen, datt hien huet Recht.Ech mengen, datt hie Recht huet.After datt the conjugated verb goes to the end. With the verb gone, hien stands before R and becomes hie.
Spelling the conjunction with one t.
Ech mengen, dat hie Recht huet.Ech mengen, datt hie Recht huet.The conjunction that is spelled datt, or with the variant dass. Dat with one t is the article or the pronoun that.
Using verb-final order after leaving out datt.
Ech mengen, hie Recht huet.Ech mengen, hien huet Recht.Without datt, the second clause is a main clause, so its verb must come second.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Before That: Datt, learn The Verb at the End of Subordinate Clauses.
Related Patterns
- wellBecause: Well
Well is another conjunction that sends the verb to the end.
Level 2 - obWhether: Ob
Ob introduces a yes or no question, while datt introduces a statement.
Level 2 - wann s deThe S After Conjunctions with Du
After datt, an s is added before du or de.
Level 2 - The N-Rule With Verbs and Pronouns
Hien becomes hie before most consonants, as in datt hie Recht huet.
Level 2 - Indirect Questions
For a question inside a sentence, use a question word or ob instead of datt.
Level 3
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