Meaning
2 senses(interrogative, not comparable)In what way; to what extent.
What does it matter?
What do you care?
wie, inwiefern
(not comparable)Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
Examples
82339 sentencesI don't know what you mean.
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou
ruЯ не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
I don't get what you mean.
Не розумію, що ти маєш на увазі. — brambury
ruЯ не понимаю, что вы имеете в виду. — Biga
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
I didn't know what to say.
Я не знав, що сказати. — deniko
ruЯ не знал, что сказать. — odexed
deIch wusste nicht, was ich sagen soll. — riotlake
I didn't hear what you said.
Я не чув, що ти сказав. — Internecivus
ruЯ не расслышал, что Вы сказали. — Hotaru
deIch habe nicht gehört, was du gesagt hast. — Sudajaengi
This is just what I wanted.
Саме цього я й хотів. — deniko
ruЭто как раз то, чего я хотел. — sharptoothed
deDas ist genau das, was ich wollte. — Wolf
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
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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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Cleft sentences — Because the lesson uses it