Breakdown of Es ist schade, dass du dieses Gefühl hast.
sein
to be
du
you (informal singular)
es
it
haben
to have
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
dass
that
schade
a pity / too bad
das Gefühl
the feeling
Questions & Answers about Es ist schade, dass du dieses Gefühl hast.
Why is hast at the very end of the sentence instead of after du?
Because of the word dass (that). It is a subordinating conjunction, which is a grammar term for a connecting word that kicks the conjugated verb to the very end of its clause. Instead of the English order "that you have this feeling", German requires "that you this feeling have".
Why is there a comma right before dass?
In German, you must always separate a subordinate clause from the main clause with a comma. Whenever you use dass to link a statement or fact to the rest of the sentence, a comma before it is strictly required.
Why does the word for "this" end in -es (dieses)?
The noun Gefühl is neuter (das Gefühl), and here it is the direct object of the verb hast, which means it is in the accusative case. For neuter nouns in the accusative, the demonstrative word dies- gets the ending -es.
I often see das with one S. What is the difference between das and dass?
They sound exactly the same, but das with one S is usually the neuter word for "the" or "that" pointing to a specific thing. The word dass with a double S is only ever used as a connecting word to link a dependent clause to a main clause.
Does schade mean "ashamed"?
No, schade means "a pity" or "too bad". The phrase es ist schade translates directly to "it is a pity" or "it is a shame". If you want to talk about feeling embarrassed or ashamed, you would use a completely different verb, sich schämen.
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