Translations for „what“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . what [(h)wɒt] PRON

1. what:

what (asking for specific information)

kaj

what is your name?

kako ti je ime?

what are you looking for?

kaj iščeš?

what on earth ...? inf

kaj zaboga ...?

what about sb/sth? inf

kaj pa kdo/kaj?

what about taking a few days off?

kaj pa, če bi vzel par dni dopusta?

what for? (why)

zakaj?

what is sb/sth like?

kakšen je kdo/kaj?

what if ...?

kaj pa, če ...?

so what? inf

pa kaj potem

2. what relative (thing or things that):

I can't decide what to do next

ne morem se odločiti, kaj naj naredim

what's more ...

poleg tega ...

3. what relative (used as an introduction):

you'll never guess what ...

nikoli ne boš uganil, kaj ...

4. what relative (whatever):

what

kar

do what you can but I don't think anything will help

naredi, kar moreš, ampak dvomim, da bo pomagalo

5. what in exclamations:

what

kaj

is he smart or what!

je pameten ali kaj!

to have what it takes

biti sposoben

Judith knows what's what

Judith se spozna

and what not often pej inf

in še kaj

II . what [(h)wɒt] ADJ

1. what (which):

what

kakšen

what

kateri

what time is it?

koliko je ura?

what sort of

kakšen

2. what (used for emphasis):

what

kakšen

what a day!

kakšen dan!

what luck!

kakšna sreča!

what a pity!

kakšna škoda!

III . what [(h)wɒt] ADV (to what extent?)

what

kako

what

koliko

what does it matter?

saj ni važno

what PRON

User Entry

what (those [things] which)

te [stvari] ki

what time

User Entry

what time (obs.)

kadar

what is that to

User Entry

what is that to (thee/you)

kaj ti je to mar

Usage examples with what

Judith knows what's what

Judith se spozna

what percentage ...?

koliko odstotkov ...?

what else ...?

kaj drugega ...?

what if ...?

kaj pa, če ...?

what's more ...

poleg tega ...

what bliss!

kakšna blaženost!

what's yours? (to drink)

kaj boš pil?

what excitement!

kako vznemirljivo!

what's happening?

kaj se dogaja?

what's this?

kaj je to?

what's up?

kaj se dogaja?

inf what gives? inf

kaj je novega?

what fun!

super!

what for? (why)

zakaj?

so what? inf

pa kaj potem

guess what?

si predstavljaš?

and what not often pej inf

in še kaj

what luck!

kakšna sreča!

what/why in heaven's name ...?

kaj/zakaj za božjo voljo ...?

she's got what it takes

ima vse potrebno

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

What its author lacks in modesty, he makes up for in cogency of argument and elegance of style.

en.wikipedia.org

What kept us going were the guys on the boat -- the trimmers, the sail designers -- who were watching the backstay load.

www.sailingworld.com

This is a celebration of what really can happen for every school in the country and beyond - every hospital, every old people's home, every business.

www.dailymail.co.uk

You know what that means: the internet has transformed into a pukey, undead pile of spoilers.

www.kotaku.com.au

If one wanted to know what the conditions were like in a battery chicken farm, they are easy to discover.

news.nationalpost.com

It actively encourages users to carry out their heavy downloads during what is currently called either the uncounted or off-peak period.

en.wikipedia.org

It also shows what happens when central banks rig up an economy.

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

I took the announcement matter-of-factly, although wondering what it could be all about.

opinion.inquirer.net

Hence, what then follows hereunder is fiction... of sorts... more specifically; a fiction.

www.news24.com

Philosophers have often debated about what makes a fact, a fact.

en.wikipedia.org