what
Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilitiesWhich, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
» I don't know what you mean.
Ich weiß nicht, was du meinst.
Я не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду.
Я не знаю, что ты имеешь в виду.
Я не знаю, что вы имеете в виду.
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі.
Meaning
5 senses(interrogative)Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
What colour are you going to use?
What time is it?
(indirect, interrogative)Which.
I wonder what colour he is going to use.
I know what colour I am going to use.
(relative)Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
He seems to have lost what sense he had.
What money I earn is soon spent.
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'.
This shows what beauty there is in nature.
You know what nonsense she talks.
welch, was für
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'.
Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.
What nonsense!
Wow! What a speech.
was, was für, so
како́йkakój, кака́яkakája, како́еkakóje
Examples
82339 sentencesI don't know what you mean.
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі.
ruЯ не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду.
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst.
I don't get what you mean.
Не розумію, що ти маєш на увазі.
ruЯ не понимаю, что вы имеете в виду.
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst.
I didn't know what to say.
Я не знав, що сказати.
ruЯ не знал, что сказать.
deIch wusste nicht, was ich sagen soll.
I didn't hear what you said.
Я не чув, що ти сказав.
ruЯ не расслышал, что Вы сказали.
deIch habe nicht gehört, was du gesagt hast.
This is just what I wanted.
Саме цього я й хотів.
ruЭто как раз то, чего я хотел.
deDas ist genau das, was ich wollte.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat,From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”).
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Synonyms
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