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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 can I say? Was kann ich sagen?
What do you want to eat? Was möchtest du essen?
What exactly did you tell Tom? Was genau hast du Tom erzählt?
What are your recommendations? Was sind Ihre Empfehlungen?
What is your nationality? Was ist deine Nationalität?
What do you want to do on Monday? Was möchtest du am Montag machen?
What does John do in the furniture factory? Was macht John in der Möbelfabrik?
What is your favorite colour? Was ist deine Lieblingsfarbe?
What should I do if my wife snores? Was soll ich tun, wenn meine Frau schnarcht?
What’s bothering her? Was stört sie?

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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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English source

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

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