what
Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an…Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
» I don't know what you mean.
Ich weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
Я не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo
Я не знаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — r381318
Я не знаю, что вы имеете в виду. — marafon
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou
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4 senses(interrogative)Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
Hammer in that nail —What with? I didn't bring my set of tools.
What is your name?
That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
He knows what he wants and what to do to get it.
What is amazing is his boundless energy.
was
чтоšto, то, чтоto, što
Anything that; all that; whatever.
I will do what I can to help you.
What I'll do is, I'll phone you to let you know.
was, waas, der
чтоšto, кото́рыйkotóryj, чтоšto
щоščo, яки́йjakýj, щоščo
(dialectal, nonstandard, relative)That; which; who.
Look! It's that bloke again what was 'ere yesterday!
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
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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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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Cleft sentences — Because the lesson uses it