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"what" in German

was
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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’s the date? Was ist das Datum?
What are you doing today? Was machst du heute?
What’re you doing now? Was machst du jetzt?
What is your job? Was ist Ihre Aufgabe?
What does this machine do? Was macht diese Maschine?
What kind of hat do you want? Was für einen Hut möchtest du?
We were aware of what was going on. Wir waren uns bewusst, was vor sich ging.
What is the password for the computer? Was ist das Passwort für den Computer?
like this so was
What else does Tom want? Was will Tom noch?

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"what" Practice (123)
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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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Acknowledgements

English source

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

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