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was

what

pronoun VAS Common

Also means

something

Usage Note

was is the interrogative 'what' and also a relative pronoun after neuter words like alles, etwas, nichts (alles, was ich habe). Colloquially it shortens etwas to 'something' (Ich habe was gefunden) and even stands in for warum ('why').

Examples

"Was machst du heute?"

Natural Translation

What are you doing today?

Literal Translation

What make you today?

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