was
/vas/
what; which; referring to the entire preceding clause; that, which
Meanings
- 1
what
Du bist, was du bist.
You are what you are.
Tatoeba · Felixjp · CC BY 2.0 FR
Was willst du von mir?
What do you want from me?
Tatoeba · Sudajaengi · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
which; referring to the entire preceding clause
Was ist die beste Lösung?
Which is the best solution?
Tatoeba · Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Was glaubt ihr, welche Farbe Tom besser gefallen wird?
Which color do you think Tom will like better?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
that, which; referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives
Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst.
I see something that you don't see.
Tatoeba · felix63 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Das ist alles, was ich habe.
That is all I have.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
that, which; referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das
- 5
something, anything; instead of standard etwas
Ich muss dir was sagen.
I must tell you something.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sie tut alles, was wir ihr sagen.
She does anything we tell her.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR