die Sache

noun [ˈzaxə]

Translation

thing, business matter, matter, km/h

Some translations were made by AI and may be inaccurate.

Meanings

  1. thing — individual object or group of things belonging to a person or matter

    Ich packe meine Sachen wieder ein.
    I am packing my things back up.

  2. business matter — unspecified matter that has arisen or occurred

    Wir sollten die Sache auf sich beruhen lassen.
    We should let the matter rest.

  3. matter — topic of discussion

    Was ist angesagt, was ist Sache?
    What's the word, what's the deal?

  4. matter — pending case to be dealt with

    Könnten Sie diese Sache für mich zum Abschluss bringen?
    Could you bring this matter to a conclusion for me?

  5. colloq. km/h — kilometers per hour

    Das Motorrad macht locker 220 Sachen.
    The motorcycle easily does 220 km/h.

Declension

SingularPlural
Nominativdie Sachedie Sachen
Genitivder Sacheder Sachen
Dativder Sacheden Sachen
Akkusativdie Sachedie Sachen

Contrasting words

  • Person

Same root

  • sachlich
  • Sachverhalt
  • Sachbeschädigung
  • Sachbearbeiter
  • Sachlage
  • Sachschaden
  • Sachbuch
  • sachkundig
  • Sachverstand
  • Sachkenntnis
  • sachdienlich
  • Sachgebiet

Expressions

  • gemeinsame Sache machen

Dictionary data: Wiktionary, article “Sache”. By the Wiktionary contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changed: translated, reformatted, extended. The dictionary part of this page is available under the same licence.