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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 should I bring? Was soll ich mitbringen?
What do you think of this shirt? Was haltet ihr von diesem Shirt?
What are their policies? Was sind ihre Richtlinien?
What would you propose? Was würden Sie vorschlagen?
What's in the top drawer? Was ist in der obersten Schublade?
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.
What is your job within the company? Was ist Ihre Aufgabe im Unternehmen?
We must tell everybody what happened. Wir müssen allen erzählen, was passiert ist.
What sparked this conflict? Was war der Auslöser dieses Konflikts?

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"what" Practice (78)
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Lesson phrases
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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