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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 98 examples of the German word for "what" being used:
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What was it that you wanted? Was wolltest du?
What’re you doing now? Was machst du jetzt?
What’re you guys doing later? Was macht ihr später?
What are you watching? Was schaust du dir an?
What a fool! Was für ein Dummkopf!
What do you want to eat? Was möchtest du essen?
What’s in these boxes? Was ist in diesen Kisten?
What’s going to happen to Yanni? Was wird mit Yanni passieren?
What does that word mean? Was bedeutet dieses Wort?
What if someone sees us? Was ist, wenn uns jemand sieht?

Practice Lesson

"what" Practice (78)
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about what,
Do as Tom says.,
How fortuitous!,
I liked what you said.,
like this,
Nobody can foresee what’ll happen.,
What a beautiful garden.,
What a big dog!,
What a catch!,
What a fool!,
What a hypocrite!,
What an angel.,
What are their policies?,
What are they doing? (short form),
What are you doing today?,
What are you drinking?,
What are you giving me?,
What are you interested in?,
What are you selling?,
What are you watching?
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Acknowledgements

English source

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

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