d
/deː/
In German, d refers to the letter or designation 'd'.
Did you know?
- In German, the letter d is often pronounced as a t sound at the end of a word or syllable, a process called final-obstruent devoicing.
- In historical German handwriting styles like Kurrent, the letter d looked vastly different and could be easily mistaken for other letters by modern readers.
- If you see 'd.' in a German text, it is often an abbreviation for 'deutsch', meaning 'German'.
Examples in context
- Tom hatte ein Déjà-vu.Tom had a feeling of déjà vu.This sentence shows d used in the context of the term 'Déjà-vu'.Tatoeba #3009546 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #1536964 by Spamster
- Ich brauche mehr Vitamin D.I need more vitamin D.This sentence illustrates the use of d when referring to Vitamin D.Tatoeba #2807654 by Pfirsichbaeumchen, translation #2807648 by Hybrid
- Du hast eine Vier bekommen.You got a D.This sentence demonstrates using d to represent a grade.Tatoeba #12706583 by Waldelfe, translation #11446213 by Agestur
- 73 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Laura and Maximilian are discussing a grade on a test.
- LauraWas hast du in Mathe geschrieben?What grade did you get in math?
- MaximilianIch habe leider eine d bekommen.Unfortunately, I got a D.
- LauraDas ist doch nicht so schlimm.That's not so bad.
- MaximilianFür mich ist eine d ein Problem.For me, a D is a problem.
Sources
- Pronunciation from the Wiktionary entry D.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
