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"what" in German

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Summary

The German translation for “what” is was.

Examples of "what" in use

There are 122 examples of the German word for "what" being used:
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what is was ist
What is it? Was ist das?
What is this? Was ist das?
about what über was
What did you buy? Was hast du gekauft?
What do you have there? (you plural) Was hast du da?
What is there to do? Was gibt es zu tun?
What did you come here to do? Was sind Sie hier zu tun?
I know what they’re going to do. Ich weiß, was sie tun werden.
What is his job? Was ist sein Job?

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about what,
And what was more beautiful to see,
Do as Tom says.,
Do you know what Tom’s favorite drink is?,
Heaven knows what there was in the bed!,
How fortuitous!,
I can’t condone what you did.,
I know what they’re going to do.,
I liked what you said.,
I listened carefully to what they said.,
I think what you’re saying is true.,
It’s impossible to predict what’ll happen.,
Let’s focus on what we have in common.,
like this,
Nobody can foresee what’ll happen.,
Please tell me what to do.,
She didn’t know what she could do here.,
the new time, just what you say,
We must tell everybody what happened.,
We were aware of what was going on.
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English source

https://lingopolo.org/dutch/word/what

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