# wer

wer is a German pronoun meaning “who”.

## In other languages

- Русский: кто?
- Українська: хто

## Meanings

1. _interrogative_ who (what person or people)
   - Wer hat das gesagt? — Who said that?
2. _colloquial · interrogative_ what, which (one) (see usage notes)
3. _relative_ whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
   - Wer eine Frage hat, kann sich jetzt melden. — Whoever has a question, put up their hands now.
4. _colloquial · indefinite_ somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)
   - Da ist wer an der Tür. — There's someone at the door.

## Examples

- Wer A sagt, muss auch B sagen. — In for a penny, in for a pound.
- Wer bist du und was willst du? — Who are you and what do you want?
- Was glaubst du, wer’s getan hat? — Who do you think did it?
- Wer kein Buch hat, hebe die Hand. — If you don't have a book, raise your hand.
- Wer hat ihm so viel Geld gegeben? — Who gave him so much money?

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/wer