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I. was [vas] PRON interrog

1. was (welches Ding):

was
what
was macht er beruflich?
what's his job?
was kann ich dir anbieten?
what can I offer you?
für was brauchst du es?
what do you need it for?
mit was beschäftigt Max sich?
how does Max occupy his time?
was Peter alles weiß!
what a lot Peter knows!

2. was inf (welch):

was für ein(e) ...
what sort [or kind] of
was für ein Auto hat sie?, was hat sie für ein Auto?
what kind of car has she got?
was war das für eine Anstrengung!
that really was an effort!
was war das für eine Anstrengung!
what an effort that was!
was für ein Glück!
what a stroke of luck!
was für ein Wahnsinn!
what madness!
was für ein schöner Garten!
what a lovely garden!
und was für ein Garten!
and what a garden!
was für eine sie ist, das weiß ich auch nicht
I don't know either what sort of a person she is

3. was (welcher Grund):

was
what
was ist [o. gibt's]?
what's up?
was ist, kommst du mit?
well, are you coming?
was hast du denn?, was ist denn [los]?
what's the matter?
was hast du denn?, was ist denn [los]?
what's wrong?
was denn, du bist schon fertig?
what, are you finished already?
was denn, du willst doch nicht schon gehen?
you're not going already, are you?
ach was!
oh, come on!
ach was!
of course not!
was lachst du denn so?
what are you laughing for?
was lachst du denn so?
why are you laughing?

4. was (wie viel):

was
what
was
how much
was kostet das?
what [or how much] does that cost?

5. was (wie sehr):

was
how
was habe ich gelacht!
how I laughed!
was ist das doch kompliziert!
it's really complicated!

6. was inf (nicht wahr):

was
isn't it/doesn't it/aren't you
das ist gut, was?
that's good, isn't it?
das ist gut, was?
not bad, eh? inf

II. was [vas] PRON rel

1. was (welches):

was
what
was auch immer
whatever
was auch immer das heißen soll
whatever that means
ich weiß, was ich tun muss
I know what I have to do
was mich betrifft, [so] ...
as far as I'm concerned ...
das, was
that which form
das, was
what
das ist etwas, was ich nicht tun werde
that is something [which] I won't do
das ist das Beste, was du tun kannst
that's the best thing you can do
das Einzige, was ich Ihnen sagen kann, ist, dass er morgen kommt
the only thing I can tell you is that he's coming tomorrow
das Wenige, was ich besitze, will ich gerne mit dir teilen
the little that I possess I will gladly share with you

2. was (in erläuterndem Nebensatz):

was
which
sie hat zugestimmt, was mich gefreut hat
she agreed, which pleased me
es hat auf der Fahrt geregnet, was mich aber nicht gestört hat
it rained during the journey, but that didn't bother me

3. was inf (wer):

was ein ganzer Kerl ist, der stellt sich einem Kampf
anyone worth his salt will put up a fight

4. was region (derjenige, diejenige):

was unsere Mutter ist, die sagt immer ...
our mother always says ...

5. was region (der, die, das):

der Peter, was unser Jüngster ist ...
Peter, who is our youngest ...

III. was [vas] PRON indef inf

1. was:

was (etwas)
something
was (in Fragen, Verneinungen)
anything
sie hat kaum was gesagt
she hardly said anything [or a thing]
kann ich dir was zu trinken anbieten?
can I offer you a drink?
kann ich was helfen?
can I give you a hand?
das will was heißen
that really means something
iss nur, es ist was ganz Leckeres!
just eat it, it's something really tasty!
so was
something like that
so was
such a thing
so was könnte dir nicht passieren
nothing like that could happen to you
so was Ärgerliches/Dummes!
how annoying/stupid!
so was von Dummheit
such stupidity
[na,] so was!
really?
nein, so was!
you don't say!
sie ist so was wie ne Architektin
she's an architect or something of the sort

2. was (irgendetwas):

was
anything
ist was?
is anything wrong?
ist was?
is something the matter?
ob er was gemerkt hat?
I wonder if he noticed anything?
fällt Ihnen an dem Bild was auf?
does anything strike you about the picture?
gibt's was Neues?
is there any news?
haben die was miteinander?
is there something between them?
aus ihr wird mal was werden
she'll make something of herself
aus ihm wird nie was werden
he'll never come to anything
gib Bescheid, wenn ich was für dich tun kann!
let me know when I can do something for you

3. was inf (Teil einer Menge):

was
some
ich will auch was
I want some too

4. was region (ein wenig):

was
a little
was
a bit
möchtest du noch was Kaffee?
would you like some more coffee?
sprich bitte was lauter!
could you speak a little louder, please?