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Meanings

  1. interrogativewhat

    Was machst du heute?What are you doing today?

  2. relativewhich; referring to the entire preceding clause

    Sie tanzte gut, was er bewunderte.She was a good dancer, which he admired.

  3. relativethat, which; referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives

    Das ist alles, was ich weiß.That's all that I know.

  4. colloquial · relativethat, which; referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das

    Siehst du das weiße Haus, was renoviert wird?Do you see that white house, which is being renovated?

  5. colloquial · indefinitesomething, anything; instead of standard etwas

    Ich hab was gefunden.I've found something.

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det

  1. archaicwhat; what kind of

    [...] denen Thieren und Gewächsen aber, von was Arten und Geschlechten selbige auch nur immer seyn mögen, [...]

Adverb

  1. colloquial · interrogative · poeticwhy, what for; often expressing a personal concern about the matter

    Was bist du heute so stumm?Why are you so silent today?

Interjection

  1. eh?, huh? (tag question)

    Ganz schön kalt, was?Pretty cold, eh?

Examples

GermanEnglish
Was hat das mit mir zu tun?Where do I come in?
Ich weiß, was ich zu tun habe.I know what to do.
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Wer bist du und was willst du?Who are you and what do you want?
Er weiß nicht, was er tun soll.He doesn't know what to do.
Ist es das hier, was du willst?Is this what you want?
Was ist denn heute mit dir los?What's up with you today?
Es ist mir egal, was du denkst.I don't care what you think.
Es wird Zeit, dass wir was tun!It's time we do something.
Ist Tom klar, was er getan hat?Does Tom realise what he's done?
Ich hoffe, er weiß, was er tut.I hope he knows what he's doing.