English–German dictionary
German translation of the English word what
| English | German (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
🔗 What’ll we do? | ||
| (that; which) | ||
🔗 He didn’t like what he saw. | ||
| (what a) | was für ein | |
🔗 What peculiar stuff! | ||
| (what kind of; what sort of; what manner of) | was für | |
🔗 What difference does that make? | ||
| (what) | was für ein | |
🔗 But what a claw! | ||
wozu | por kio | |
🔗 What are you giving him a balm for? | ||
| (what sort of; what manner of; what) | was für | |
🔗 What kind of a man is Underhill, uncle Jesse? | ||
| (a little; rather; some; to some extent; a bit; slightly; some amount; any amount; a little bit; a touch; a trifle) | ||
🔗 I try to work with Europeans who speak English or at least understand it somewhat. | ||
| English | German |
|---|---|
| what | ⇆ was; ⇆ was für ein; ⇆ welcher; ⇆ wie |
| so what? | ⇆ na wennschon? |
| what about …? | ⇆ wie wär es mit …?; ⇆ wie wäre es mit …?; ⇆ wollen wir …? |
| what … for | ⇆ wonach; ⇆ wozu |
| what for | ⇆ warum |
| what is it called? | ⇆ wie heißt das? |
| what is the matter? | ⇆ was ist los? |
| what kind of | ⇆ was für |
| what of it? | ⇆ was ist schon dabei? |
| somewhat | ⇆ eingermaßen; ⇆ etwas |