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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 you said is not true. Was Sie gesagt haben, ist nicht wahr.
What are you selling? Was verkaufen Sie?
What is your breakfast? Was ist Ihr Frühstück?
I think what you’re saying is true. Ich denke, was Sie sagen, ist wahr.
Please tell me what to do. Bitte sagen Sie mir, was ich tun soll.
She didn’t know what she could do here. Sie wusste nicht, was sie hier tun konnte.
What did she buy at the shop? Was hat sie im Laden gekauft?
What if your parents find out? Was ist, wenn deine Eltern es herausfinden?
What do owls eat? Was fressen Eulen?
What happened? Was ist passiert?

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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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