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what pronoun

  /wɑt/ , /wɒt/ , /wɔt/ , /wɜt/ , /wʌt/ , /ʍɒt/ , /ʍʌt/ , [wɑˑt̚˨˩] , [wɒʔ(t)] , [wʌɾ] , [wʌˀ]
  • (fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
  • (fused relative) Anything that; all that; whatever.
 was
  • (relative, nonstandard) That; which; who.
 was, das, der, die

what determiner

  /wɑt/ , /wɒt/ , /wɔt/ , /wɜt/ , /wʌt/ , /ʍɒt/ , /ʍʌt/ , [wɑˑt̚˨˩] , [wɒʔ(t)] , [wʌɾ] , [wʌˀ]
  • (exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkably good or bad.
 was für, so
  • (interrogative) Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
 was für, welcher, welche, welches
  • Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
 was für, welch

what adverb

  /wɑt/ , /wɒt/ , /wɔt/ , /wɜt/ , /wʌt/ , /ʍɒt/ , /ʍʌt/ , [wɑˑt̚˨˩] , [wɒʔ(t)] , [wʌɾ] , [wʌˀ]
  • (interrogative) In what way; to what extent.
 inwiefern, wie

what interjection

  /wɑt/ , /wɒt/ , /wɔt/ , /wɜt/ , /wʌt/ , /ʍɒt/ , /ʍʌt/ , [wɑˑt̚˨˩] , [wɒʔ(t)] , [wʌɾ] , [wʌˀ]
  • An expression of surprise or disbelief.
 was!, was?, wie bitte
  • What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
  • (British, colloquial, dated) ? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
  • What did you say? I beg your pardon?
  • Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
 was?, wie bitte
what about
und, was ist mit, wie wär's mit
what a pity
schade, das ist aber schade
what time is it
wie spät ist es, wieviel Uhr ist es
what is more
außerdem, darüber hinaus, überdies
what for
wofür
what kind of
was für
what have you
und so weiter, was auch immer, was immer
what's-his-name
Dingsda
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
was du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf morgen
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