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Sache

thing

noun ZAH-khe Less Common
Grammar & Structure

Also means

matter

Usage Note

Sache is the all-purpose 'thing' or 'matter', and in law it means a legal 'case'. The idiom zur Sache kommen means to 'get to the point'.

Examples

"Das ist eine andere Sache."

Natural Translation

That's a different matter.

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