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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 should I bring? Was soll ich mitbringen?
the new time, just what you say die neue Zeit, genau was du sagst
What do you think of this shirt? Was haltet ihr von diesem Shirt?
What on earth is going on here? Was um alles in der Welt ist hier los?
What are their policies? Was sind ihre Richtlinien?
What do you think of my chances? Was denkst du über meine Chancen?
What would you propose? Was würden Sie vorschlagen?
Which is heavier, lead or gold? Was ist schwerer, Blei oder Gold?
What they did was heroic. Was sie getan haben, war heldenhaft.
“What an absurd idea,” said this one. „Was für eine absurde Idee“, sagte dieser.

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

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