was das angeht
as far as that is concerned; regarding that
adverb vas das AN-gayt Rare
Usage Note
was das angeht is a topic-frame marker that shifts focus to a specific subject, equivalent to 'with regard to that' or 'speaking of that'. Common in spoken and informal written German.
Examples
"Was das angeht, haben wir keine Bedenken."
Natural Translation
As far as that is concerned, we have no reservations.
Literal Translation
What that concerns, have we no reservations.
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