what (hw t, hw t, wt, wt; hw t, wt when unstressed)pron. 1. a. Which thing or which particular one of many: What are you having for dinner? What did she say? b. Which kind, character, or designation: What are these objects? c. One of how much value or significance: What are possessions to a dying man? 2. a. That which; the thing that: Listen to what I tell you. b. Whatever thing that: come what may. 3. Informal Something: I'll tell you what. 4. Nonstandard Which, who, or that: It's the poor what gets the blame. adj. 1. Which one or ones of several or many: What college are you attending? You should know what musical that song is from. 2. Whatever: They soon repaired what damage had been done. 3. How great; how astonishing: What a fool! adv. How much; in what respect; how: What does it matter? conj. That: I don't know but what I'll go. interj. Idioms: 1. Used to express surprise, incredulity, or other strong and sudden excitement. 2. Chiefly British Used as a tag question, often to solicit agreement. what for Informal A scolding or strong reprimand: The teacher gave the tardy student what for. what have you What remains and need not be mentioned: a room full of chairs, lamps, radios, and what have you. what if 1. What would occur if; suppose that. 2. What does it matter if. what it takes The necessary expertise or qualities needed for success: She has what it takes to be a doctor. what's what Informal The fundamentals and details of a situation or process; the true state or condition. what with Taking into consideration; because of: "I've often wondered why some good crime writer . . . hasn't taken up with New Orleans, what with its special raffishness, its peculiar flavor of bonhomie and a slightly suspect charm" (Walker Percy). [Middle English, from Old English hwæt; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.] Usage Note: When what is the subject of a clause, it takes a singular verb if the word or phrase that completes the sentence (the complement) is singular, as in I see what seems to be a dead tree. It is plural if a plural noun or noun phrase completes the sentence, as in He sometimes makes what seem to be gestures of reconciliation. · Clauses with what as either subject or object may themselves be the subject of a sentence, and sometimes it is difficult to decide whether the verb of the main clause should be singular or plural. When the what in the what-clause is the object of the verb and the complement of the main clause is singular, the main verb is always singular: What they wanted was a home of their own; when the complement of the main sentence is plural, the verb is most often plural: What American education needs are smaller classes, though one also encounters sentences such as What the candidate gave the audience was the same old empty promises. When what is the subject of a what-clause that is the subject of a main clause, there is greater variation in usage. When the verb of the what-clause and the complement of the main clause are both plural or both singular, the number of the verb of the main clause generally agrees with them. When the verb in the what-clause is singular and the complement in the main clause is plural, one finds both singular and plural verbs being used. Sentences similar to both of the following are found in respected writers: What drives me crazy is her frequent tantrums; What bothers him are the discrepancies in their accounts. When the complement of the main clause consists of two or more nouns, the verb of the main clause is generally singular if the nouns are singular and plural if they are plural: What pleases the voters is his honesty and his willingness to take on difficult issues; On entering the harbor what first meet the eye are luxurious yachts and colorful villas. Occasionally the choice of a singular or plural verb may be used to convey a difference in meaning. In the sentence What excite him most are money and power, the implication is that money and power are separable goals; in What excites him most is money and power, the implication is that money and power are inextricably bound together. See Usage Note at which. |
what [wɒt (unstressed) wət]
determiner
1.
a. used with a noun in requesting further information about the identity or categorization of something what job does he do?
b. (as pronoun) what is her address?
c. (used in indirect questions) does he know what man did this? tell me what he said
2.
a. the (person, thing, persons, or things) that we photographed what animals we could see
b. (as pronoun) bring me what you've written come what may
3. (intensifier; used in exclamations) what a good book!
adv
in what respect? to what degree? what do you care?
pron
1. Not standard which, who, or that, when used as relative pronouns this is the man what I saw in the park yesterday
what about what do you think, know, feel, etc., concerning?
what for
a. for what purpose? why?
b. Informal a punishment or reprimand (esp in the phrase give (a person) what for)
what have you someone, something, or somewhere unknown or unspecified cars, motorcycles, or what have you
what if
a. what would happen if?
b. what difference would it make if?
what matter what does it matter?
what's what Informal the true or real state of affairs
interj
Informal don't you think? don't you agree? splendid party, what?
[Old English hwæt; related to Old Frisian whet, Old High German hwaz (German was), Old Norse hvatr]
Usage: The use of are in sentences such as what we need are more doctors is common, although many people think is should be used: what we need is more doctors
Translations
what [wɒt]
A. PRONOUN
1. (in direct questions)
1.1.
what do you want now? → ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? → ¿qué hay aquí dentro?
what is it now? → y ahora ¿qué?
what does he owe his success to?; to what does he owe his success? (frm) → ¿a qué debe su éxito?
what's a tractor, Daddy? → ¿qué es un tractor, papá?
what are capers? → ¿qué son las alcaparras?
what's her telephone number? → ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?
what were the greatest problems? → ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
what are your plans? → ¿qué planes tienes?
BUT what's the Spanish for "pen"? → ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?
what's your name? → ¿cómo te llamas?
In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent:
→ quéwhat do you want now? → ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? → ¿qué hay aquí dentro?
what is it now? → y ahora ¿qué?
what does he owe his success to?; to what does he owe his success? (frm) → ¿a qué debe su éxito?
what's a tractor, Daddy? → ¿qué es un tractor, papá?
what are capers? → ¿qué son las alcaparras?
Only use ¿qué es...?/¿qué son...? to translate what is/are when asking for a definition. In other contexts use ¿cuál es?/¿cuáles son?:
what's the capital of Finland? → ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?what's her telephone number? → ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?
what were the greatest problems? → ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
However, not all expressions with what should be translated literally. Some require qué used adjectivally:
what is the difference? → ¿qué diferencia hay?what are your plans? → ¿qué planes tienes?
BUT what's the Spanish for "pen"? → ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?
what's your name? → ¿cómo te llamas?
1.2. (= how much) → cuánto
what will it cost? → ¿cuánto va a costar?
what does it weigh? → ¿cuánto pesa?
what's nine times five? → ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?
what will it cost? → ¿cuánto va a costar?
what does it weigh? → ¿cuánto pesa?
what's nine times five? → ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?
2. (in indirect questions)
2.1.
he asked her what she thought of it → le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de ello
I asked him what DNA was → le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
please explain what you saw → por favor, explique qué or lo que vio
can you explain what's happening? → ¿me puedes explicar(qué es)lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was → explicó qué era or lo que era
do you know what's happening? → ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?
I don't know what's happening → no sé qué está pasando, no sé(qué es)lo que está pasando
tell me what happened → cuéntame qué or lo que ocurrió
In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent:
→ qué, lo quehe asked her what she thought of it → le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de ello
I asked him what DNA was → le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
Use cuál era/cuáles son instead of lo que era/lo que son if what was/are does not relate to a definition:
she asked me what my hobbies were → me preguntó cuáles eran mis hobbysplease explain what you saw → por favor, explique qué or lo que vio
can you explain what's happening? → ¿me puedes explicar(qué es)lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was → explicó qué era or lo que era
do you know what's happening? → ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?
I don't know what's happening → no sé qué está pasando, no sé(qué es)lo que está pasando
tell me what happened → cuéntame qué or lo que ocurrió
4. (relative use) → lo que
what I want is a cup of tea → lo que quiero es una taza de té
it wasn't what I was expecting → no era lo que yo me esperaba
do what you like → haz lo que quieras
business isn't what it was → los negocios ya no son lo que eran
I've no clothes except what I'm wearing → no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto
I saw what happened → vi lo que pasó
she told him what she thought of it → le dijo lo que pensaba de ello
what I want is a cup of tea → lo que quiero es una taza de té
it wasn't what I was expecting → no era lo que yo me esperaba
do what you like → haz lo que quieras
business isn't what it was → los negocios ya no son lo que eran
I've no clothes except what I'm wearing → no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto
I saw what happened → vi lo que pasó
she told him what she thought of it → le dijo lo que pensaba de ello
5. (in exclamations) what it is to be rich and famous! → ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!
what's done is done → lo hecho hecho está
what's done is done → lo hecho hecho está
6. (in set expressions)
and what have you, and what not → y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más
to give sb what for → regañar a algn
know what it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what → estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más
you know what? I think, he's drunk → creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?
I know what, let's ring her up → se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
to know what's what → saber cuántas son cinco
or what? do you want it or what? → ¿lo quieres o qué?
are you coming or what? → entonces ¿vienes o no?
I mean, is this sick, or what? → vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?
is this luxury or what? → esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
say what you like, ... → digas lo que digas, ..., se diga lo que se diga, ....
so what? → ¿y qué?
so what if it does rain? → ¿y qué, si llueve?
so what if he is gay? → ¿y qué(pasa)si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
(I'll) tell you what → se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea
what about what about me? → y yo ¿qué?
what about next week? → ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?
"your car ..." - "what about it?" → -tu coche ... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?
what about going to the cinema? → ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
what about lunch, shall we go out? → ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?
what about people who haven't got cars? → ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what for? (= why) → ¿por qué?; (= to what purpose) → ¿para qué?
what are you doing that for? → ¿por or para qué haces eso?
what's that button for? → ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if ...? → ¿y si ...?
what if this doesn't work out? → ¿y si esto no funciona?
what if he says no? → ¿y si dice que no?
what of but what of the political leaders? → pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?
what of it? → y eso ¿qué importa?
what's ... what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before → lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
¿what's it like? (asking for description) → ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) → ¿qué tal es?
what's their new house like? → ¿cómo es su nueva casa?
what's his first novel like? → ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
what will the weather be like tomorrow? → ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
and what's more ... → y, además, ...
what's that? (asking about sth) → ¿qué es eso?; (= what did you say?) → ¿qué has dicho?
what's that to you? → ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa?
what's worse and what's worse → y lo que es peor ...
what with what with one thing and another → entre una cosa y otra
what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state → entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal
and what have you, and what not → y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más
to give sb what for → regañar a algn
know what it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what → estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más
you know what? I think, he's drunk → creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?
I know what, let's ring her up → se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
to know what's what → saber cuántas son cinco
or what? do you want it or what? → ¿lo quieres o qué?
are you coming or what? → entonces ¿vienes o no?
I mean, is this sick, or what? → vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?
is this luxury or what? → esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
say what you like, ... → digas lo que digas, ..., se diga lo que se diga, ....
so what? → ¿y qué?
so what if it does rain? → ¿y qué, si llueve?
so what if he is gay? → ¿y qué(pasa)si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
(I'll) tell you what → se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea
what about what about me? → y yo ¿qué?
what about next week? → ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?
"your car ..." - "what about it?" → -tu coche ... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?
what about going to the cinema? → ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
what about lunch, shall we go out? → ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?
what about people who haven't got cars? → ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what for? (= why) → ¿por qué?; (= to what purpose) → ¿para qué?
what are you doing that for? → ¿por or para qué haces eso?
what's that button for? → ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if ...? → ¿y si ...?
what if this doesn't work out? → ¿y si esto no funciona?
what if he says no? → ¿y si dice que no?
what of but what of the political leaders? → pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?
what of it? → y eso ¿qué importa?
what's ... what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before → lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
¿what's it like? (asking for description) → ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) → ¿qué tal es?
what's their new house like? → ¿cómo es su nueva casa?
what's his first novel like? → ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
what will the weather be like tomorrow? → ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
and what's more ... → y, además, ...
what's that? (asking about sth) → ¿qué es eso?; (= what did you say?) → ¿qué has dicho?
what's that to you? → ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa?
what's worse and what's worse → y lo que es peor ...
what with what with one thing and another → entre una cosa y otra
what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state → entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal
B. ADJECTIVE
1. (in direct and indirect questions) → qué
what dress shall I wear? → ¿qué vestido me pongo?
what colour is it? → ¿de qué color es?
she asked me what day she should come → me preguntó qué día tenía que venir
he explained what ingredients are used → explicó qué ingredientes se usan
what good would that do? → ¿de qué serviría eso?
do you know what music they're going to play? → ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? → ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?
what dress shall I wear? → ¿qué vestido me pongo?
what colour is it? → ¿de qué color es?
she asked me what day she should come → me preguntó qué día tenía que venir
he explained what ingredients are used → explicó qué ingredientes se usan
what good would that do? → ¿de qué serviría eso?
do you know what music they're going to play? → ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? → ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?
2. (relative) what savings we had are now gone → los ahorros que teníamos ya han desaparecido
I will give you what information we have → te daré la información que tenemos
I gave him what money/coins I had → le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía
I gave her what comfort I could → la consolé en lo que pude
they packed what few belongings they had → hicieron la maleta con las pocas pertenencias que tenían
what little I had → lo poco que tenía
I will give you what information we have → te daré la información que tenemos
I gave him what money/coins I had → le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía
I gave her what comfort I could → la consolé en lo que pude
they packed what few belongings they had → hicieron la maleta con las pocas pertenencias que tenían
what little I had → lo poco que tenía
3. (in exclamations)
what a fool I was! → ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! → ¡qué perro más or tan feo!
what a lot of people! → ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! (iro) → ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!
Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:
what a nuisance! → ¡qué lata!what a fool I was! → ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! → ¡qué perro más or tan feo!
what a lot of people! → ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! (iro) → ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!
C. EXCLAMATION → ¡qué!
what! you sold it! → ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!
what! you expect me to believe that! → ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?
what! he can't be a spy! → ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?
you told him WHAT? → ¿que le has dicho
"he's getting married" - "what!" → se casa - ¿cómo dices?
you what? "I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" → -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?
I'm going to have a baby - you WHAT? → -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un
what! you sold it! → ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!
what! you expect me to believe that! → ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?
what! he can't be a spy! → ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?
you told him WHAT? → ¿que le has dicho
"he's getting married" - "what!" → se casa - ¿cómo dices?
you what? "I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" → -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?
I'm going to have a baby - you WHAT? → -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un
what [ˈhwɒt]
adj → quel(le)
What size is he? → Quelle taille fait-il?
What colour is it? → De quelle couleur est-ce?, C'est de quelle couleur?
What books do you need? → Quels livres vous faut-il?
What subjects are you studying? → Quelles matières étudiez-vous?
What size is he? → Quelle taille fait-il?
What colour is it? → De quelle couleur est-ce?, C'est de quelle couleur?
What books do you need? → Quels livres vous faut-il?
What subjects are you studying? → Quelles matières étudiez-vous?
pron
(in questions) → que; (after preposition) → quoi
What is it? → Qu'est-ce que c'est?
What are you doing? → Que faites-vous?, Qu'est-ce que vous faites?
What did you say? → Qu'avez-vous dit?, Qu'est-ce que vous avez dit?
What's the matter? → Qu'y a-t-il?, Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
What is happening? → Que se passe-t-il?, Qu'est-ce qui se passe?
What happened? → Que s'est-il passé?, Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?
What's bothering you? → Qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe?
What's the capital of Finland? → Quelle est la capitale de la Finlande?
What are you talking about? → De quoi parlez-vous?
What is it called?
BUT Comment est-ce que ça s'appelle?.
What is it? → Qu'est-ce que c'est?
What are you doing? → Que faites-vous?, Qu'est-ce que vous faites?
What did you say? → Qu'avez-vous dit?, Qu'est-ce que vous avez dit?
What's the matter? → Qu'y a-t-il?, Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
What is happening? → Que se passe-t-il?, Qu'est-ce qui se passe?
What happened? → Que s'est-il passé?, Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé?
What's bothering you? → Qu'est-ce qui te préoccupe?
What's the capital of Finland? → Quelle est la capitale de la Finlande?
What are you talking about? → De quoi parlez-vous?
What is it called?
BUT Comment est-ce que ça s'appelle?.
(in relative clause, subject) → ce qui; (direct object) → ce que; (indirect object) → ce
I saw what was on the table → J'ai vu ce qui était sur la table.
I know what's bothering you → Je sais ce qui te préoccupe.
I saw what you did → J'ai vu ce que vous avez fait.
Tell me what you did → Dites-moi ce que vous avez fait.
I heard what he said → J'ai entendu ce qu'il a dit.
What I want is a cup of tea → Ce que je veux, c'est une tasse de thé.
Tell me what you remember → Dites-moi ce dont vous vous souvenez.
I saw what was on the table → J'ai vu ce qui était sur la table.
I know what's bothering you → Je sais ce qui te préoccupe.
I saw what you did → J'ai vu ce que vous avez fait.
Tell me what you did → Dites-moi ce que vous avez fait.
I heard what he said → J'ai entendu ce qu'il a dit.
What I want is a cup of tea → Ce que je veux, c'est une tasse de thé.
Tell me what you remember → Dites-moi ce dont vous vous souvenez.
what with → avec
excl
(asking for repetition, explanation) what? → hein?
you what? → tu quoi?
say what? (US) → tu quoi?
what! → quoi!
you what? → tu quoi?
say what? (US) → tu quoi?
what! → quoi!
(emphasizing opinion) what a ... → quel(le)
What a mess! → Quel désordre!
What a horrible thing to do! → Quelle horreur de faire une chose pareille!
what ... (followed by adjective, noun) → quel(le)
What ugly clothes! → Quelle mocheté ces vêtements!, Quels vêtements moches!
what nonsense! → quelle absurdité!
what-d'ye-call-her [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlər] n → Machine > f
what-d'ye-call-him [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlɪm] n → Machin > m
what-d'ye-call-it [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlɪt] n → machin > m
What a mess! → Quel désordre!
What a horrible thing to do! → Quelle horreur de faire une chose pareille!
what ... (followed by adjective, noun) → quel(le)
What ugly clothes! → Quelle mocheté ces vêtements!, Quels vêtements moches!
what nonsense! → quelle absurdité!
what-d'ye-call-her [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlər] n → Machine > f
what-d'ye-call-him [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlɪm] n → Machin > m
what-d'ye-call-it [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlɪt] n → machin > m
what
pron
(interrog) → was; what is this called? → wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?; what’s the weather like? → wie ist das Wetter?; what do 4 and 3 make? → wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?; you need (a) what? → WAS brauchen Sie?; what is it now?, what do you want now? → was ist denn?; what? (= pardon?) → was?; what’s that (you/he etc said)? → WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf); what’s that to you? → was geht dich das an?; what for? → wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf); what’s that tool for? → wofür ist das Werkzeug?; what are you looking at me like that for? → warum or was (inf) → siehst du mich denn so an?; what did you do that for? → warum hast du denn das gemacht?; what about …? → wie wärs mit …?; well, what about it? are we going? → na, wie ists, gehen wir?; you know that restaurant? — what about it? → kennst du das Restaurant? — was ist damit?; what of or about it? → na und? (inf); what if …? → was ist, wenn …?; so what? (inf) → ja or na und?; what does it matter? → was macht das schon?; you what? (inf) → wie bitte?; what-d’you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) → wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell
(rel) → was; he knows what it is to suffer → er weiß, was leiden heißt or ist; that is not what I asked for → danach habe ich nicht gefragt; that’s exactly what I want/said → genau das möchte ich/habe ich gesagt; do you know what you are looking for? → weißt du, wonach du suchst?; come what may → komme was wolle; what I’d like is a cup of tea → was ich jetzt gerne hätte, (das) wäre ein Tee; what with work and the new baby, life’s been very hectic → die ganze Arbeit, das Baby ist da - es ist alles sehr hektisch; what with one thing and the other → und wie es sich dann so ergab/ergibt, wie das so ist or geht; and what’s more → und außerdem, und noch dazu; he knows what’s what (inf) → er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf); (I’ll) tell you what (inf) → weißt du was?; and what have you (inf) → und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich; to give somebody what for (inf) → es jdm ordentlich geben (inf) ? whatnot
(with vb +prep see also there) what did he agree to? → wozu hat er zugestimmt?; what did he object to? → wogegen or gegen was hat er Einwände erhoben?; he agreed/objected to what we suggested → er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen; he didn’t know what he was agreeing/objecting to → er wusste nicht, wozu er zustimmte/was er ablehnte; she fell in with what everyone else wanted → sie schloss sich den Wünschen der Allgemeinheit an; he didn’t go into what he meant → er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte
adj
(interrog) → welche(r, s), was für (ein/eine) (inf); what age is he? → wie alt ist er?; what good would that be? (inf) → wozu sollte das gut sein?; what book do you want? → was für ein Buch wollen Sie?
(rel) → der/die/das; what little I had → das wenige, das ich hatte; buy what food you like → kauf das Essen, das du willst
pron / adj what [wot]
1 used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc What street is this?; What's your name/address / telephone number?; What time is it?; What (kind of) bird is that?; What is he reading?; What did you say?; What is this cake made of?; What do you want to be when you grow up?' `A doctor.'; Tell me what you mean; I asked him what clothes I should wear. wat ماذا، أي какво jaký, který, co hvad; hvilken; hvilke was (für) ποιος, τι qué mis, mida کدام mitä quel; qu'est-ce que; ce que מַה क्या što apa hvað, hvaða, hvers konar, hvernig che, cosa, che cosa 何が (의문 대명사) 무엇, 어떤 것 koks, kokį, kas, ką kas; kāds; ko apa wat, wat voor hva (slags), hvilken co, jak (o) que ce; cât; cum aký, ktorý, čo kateri; kaj šta vad, vilken, vilket, vilka อะไร; vyowsoว สิ่งไหน ne, neyi, neler, hangi 什麼 کون سا gì 什么
2 (also adverb) used in exclamations of surprise, anger etc What clothes she wears!; What a fool he is!; What naughty children they are!; What a silly book this is! wat تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن الشُّعور في الجُمْلَة التَّعَجُّبِيَّه какъв jaký, co sikke; sikken was (für) τι (για να δώσει έμφαση) qué milline, mis ometi علامت استفهام onpa, olipa quel; qu'est-ce que אֵיזֶה क्या kakvo milyen! alangkah hvílíkur, en sá che 何という～ (감탄문) 얼마나 koks cik; kas par; kāds sungguh wat for en..., hva (i all verden) co za que ce; cât de что за aký, čo kakšen; kaj kakav vad, vilken, vilket, vilka อย่างไร ne (kadar)...! (表示驚訝、憤怒)這什麼…！真是個…！ який!; як!; що! کیا sử dụng trong câu cảm thán bày tỏ sự ngạc nhiên （表示惊讶）什么，瞧
rel pron
1 the thing(s) that Did you find what you wanted?; These tools are just what I need for this job; What that child needs is a good spanking! wat ماذا какво(то) to, co hvad was αυτό που lo que see mis, see mida انچه mitä, mikä ce que מַה שֶׁ- क्या ono što ami(t), amely(et) apa það sem ciò che ～するところのもの (관계 대명사) …하는 바(것, 일) tai, ko tas, kas; tas, kurš apa wat det (som) to, co o que ce; ceea ce; care то, что to, čo kar šta vad, det สิ่งไหน o şey ki, ...-en (şey), ...-diği şey (關係代詞)該事物 що جو کچھ những thứ （关系代词）所...的事物或人
2 (also relative adjective) any (things or amount) that; whatever I'll lend you what clothes you need; Please lend me what you can. dit, wat أي какъвто jaký, co hvilken som helst was ό,τι, (όλα) όσα la/el/lo/los/las que mis tahes, mida tahes هرچه kaikki le, la, les; ce que אֶת שֶׁ- जो कुछ koliko god, koji god ami(t) csak apa saja hvað(a) (sem) ciò che; il, lo, la, i, gli, le 何でも～するもの (관계형용사) …하는 어떠한 …도, …할 만큼의, 전부의 koks, tai kas; ko apa saja wat hva, det to co, taki... jaki o que care; oricare тот, который aký, čo tisti; kar šta vad, det อะไรก็ตาม her ne, herhagi bir (關係代詞)任何(事物或數量) той, який کوءی چیز یا مقدار những điều （关系代词）凡是...的事物
rel adjectiv / rel pron whatˈever
any (thing(s) or amount) that I'll lend you whatever (books) you need. watookal أي شَيءٍ каквото и cokoli, jakýkoli hvilken som helst alles was όποιος, ό,τι todo(s) lo(s) ... que mis iganes, mida iganes هراندازه mikä hyvänsä tout (...) que מַה שֶׁ- जो कुछ što god, koji god ami(t) csak; bármilyen apa saja hvaða (magn/upphæð) sem er qualunque, qualsiasi ～するものは何でも …하는 것(일)은 무엇이든 bet kuris, bet kas kāds vien; cik vien apa saja wat, welke... ook akkurat det som cokolwiek, jakikolwiek todo(s) o(s)/ tudo o que tot... ce/care любой; всё, что akýkoľvek, čokoľvek katerikoli; karkoli; kakorkoli že štagod vad, det, vad (vilken, vilket, vilka) ... än มากเท่าที่ her ne, her neresi, herhangi bir 任何(事物或數量) все, що جو بھی bất cứ thứ gì 凡是...的事物
adjectiv pron
no matter what You have to go on, whatever (trouble) you meet; Whatever (else) you do, don't say that! waar jy ook al مَهْما без значение jakýkoli, cokoli ligegyldigt hvad was auch immer οποιοσδήποτε, οτιδήποτε, ό,τι κι αν (pase/sea/hagas) lo que (pase/sea/hagas) ükskõik mis هرچه mitä hyvänsä tapahtuukin quoi que וְלא חָשוּב מַה जो भी što god akármi(t), bármi(t) tidak peduli apa hvað(a) sem qualunque, qualsiasi どんな～ 아무리 …일지라도 kad ir kas, kad ir ką vienalga, kāds walau apa sekalipun wat, welke... ook hva/hvilken... enn cokolwiek, jakikolwiek seja o que for orice; oricare что бы ни; какой бы ни akýkoľvek, čokoľvek katerikoli; karkoli kakav god vad (vilken, vilket, vilka) ... än อะไรก็ตาม ne...-se, (her) ne...-sa olsun 無論什麼 що б не جو کچھ بھی bất cứ điều gì 无论什么
adj
whatsoever; at all I had nothing whatever to do with that. niks أيَّ شَيء каквото и да е naprosto som helst überhaupt απολύτως en absoluto (üldse) midagi درکل yhtään mitään absolument בִּכלַל कुछ भी ništa, uopće egyáltalán apa pun alls (ekkert/enginn) affatto, assolutamente 少しの～も 조금의 …도, 어떤 …일지라도 visiškai it nekas apa pun helemaal (niets) hva/ingen(ting) som helst w ogóle absolutamente nimic никакой;вообще не vôbec popolnoma baš ništa alls, som helst, överhuvudtaget ไม่ว่าอะไรก็ตาม hiç, hiçbir, hiç mi hiç 不管什麼 зовсім چاہے جو کچھ bất kể cái gì （加强词）无论什么
pron
(alsowhat ever) used in questions or exclamations to express surprise etc Whatever will he say when he hears this? wat أي شَيءٍ какво co asi hvad i alverden was (in aller Welt) τι qué mis ometi, mida ometi علامت استفهام mitä ihmettä qu'est-ce que (...) bien מַה שֶׁלא יִהיֶה जो भी što li (ugyan) mi(t)? apa hvað (í ósköpunum) (tutto quello che), (qualsiasi cosa) 一体何が[] 도데체 무엇을 ką kas gan; ko gan apalah wat... in godsnaam hva i all verden cóż que diabo orice что čo asi kaj neki šta vad i all världen? อะไรก็ตาม ne?, her neyse, neyse o (用於疑問句或表示驚訝)不管什麼 що ж آخر کیا bất kể cái gì 任何的
n whatnot
such things He told me all about publishing and whatnot. dit en dat أشياء كهذِه какво ли не to ostatní jeg ved ikke hvad solche Sachen (pl.) και τα σχετικά esas cosas, cosas de ese tipo ja nii edasi غیره ynnä muuta truc כָּל מִינֵי इस तरह की चीजें štogod amit akarsz hal seperti itu því um líkt (cose simili), (cose del genere) ～など 이것저것, 여러 가지 panašūs dalykai viss kas; nezin kas apa yang bukan wat al niet slikt noe, greier i tym podobny coisas dessas câte şi mai câte всё прочее neviemčo ešte tovrstne stvari sitnice allt möjligt, jag vet inte vad คน หรือสิ่งที่เหมือนกัน ve benzerleri, vesaire 諸如此類 всяка всячина, дрібнички سب کچھ اور سبھی کچھ đồ linh tinh 诸如此类
n what's-his, -her, -its etc -name
used in referring vaguely to a person or thing Where does what's-his-name live? watsenaam الذي إسْمَهُ онзи ten dotyčný hvad-er-det-nu-han-hedder Herr/Frau, Sowieso, Dingsda ο πώς τον λένε fulano, mengano mis-ta-nimi-nüüd-oligi غیرمستقیم اشاره کردن به کسی mikä/kuka se nyt olikaan chose מַה- यह क्या है kako se zove hogyishívják si anu hvað hann/hún/það nú heitir affare; tizio 何とかいう人 누구 누구, 그 녀석 kokia ten jo/jos pavardė kāviņsauc siapa nama dia dinges hva han/hun/det nå heter jak mu (jej itd.) tam fulano как его, её там зовут; как она там называется ten dotyčný one kako god da se zove vad är det han (hon, den, det) heter nu igen ใช้สำหรับกล่าวถึงบุคคลหรือสิ่งของ neydi adı... 不明確地意指某人或某物 як-там-його اس کا کیا نام ہے یا وہ کہاں رہتا ہے tên gì 某某
adj whatsoˈever [-sou-]
at all That's nothing whatsoever to do with me. glad nie أي شَيء каквото и да е naprosto som helst überhaupt απολύτως en absoluto, para nada üldse درکل lainkaan du tout כָּל ש- कुछ भी uopće, ikako egyáltalán sama sekali alls (ekkert) affatto 少しの～も whatever의 강조형 visiškai nepavisam; galīgi apa pun helemaal (niets) slett ingenting, ingen verdens ting w ogóle absolutamente nimic de абсолютно vôbec karkoli uopšte alls, som helst, överhuvudtaget อะไรก็ตาม hiç, hiçbir, hiç mi hiç 不管什麼 зовсім چاہے جو کچھ bất kể cái gì 无论什么，用于加强语气
know what's what
to be able to tell what is important. weet wat is wat يَعْرِف المُهِم разпознавам vědět co a jak vide, hvad der er vigtigt wissen, was Sache ist ξέρω τι μου γίνεται saber de qué va la cosa teadma mis on mis قابلیت گفتن اهم موارد را داشتتن erottaa, mikä on tärkeää connaître son affaire יוֹדֵע אֶת אָשֶר לְפָנַיו जितना znati što je što ismeri a dörgést tahu yang penting vita hvað er hvað, átta sig á hlutunum (avere le idee chiare in materia) 万事心得ている 실정을 잘 알고 있다 gerai nusimanyti apie pārzināt situāciju boleh menyatakan apa yg penting zijn weetje weten vite hva som er viktig znać się na rzeczy saber a quantas anda a şti ce este important знать что к чему vedieť čo a ako vedeti za kaj gre znati šta je važno veta hur det (saker och ting) ligger till สามารถบอกสิ่งที่สำคัญได้ neyin önemli olduğunu bilmek 有能力分輕重 розумітися на чому کسی اہم چیز کے بارے میں بتانا hiểu rõ các sự kiện quan trọng 有鉴别能力
what about?
1 used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema? hoe lyk dit met ما رأيَك في би ли искал a co takhle hvad med wie wäre es mit τι θα έλεγες για, να; qué tal, y si, qué te/os/... parece kuidas oleks درموردچه miten olisi et si...? מַה בִּדבַר- क्या ख्याल है što je s mit szólnál (hozzá, ha) ...? maukah kau e se...? ～はいかが ...은 어떤가? gal norėtumėt; o ką, jei... kā būtu ar/ja apa kata wat denk je van... a może tak que tal ce spui de...? как насчёт? a čo tak? ali bi... šta kažete ทำสิ่งนั้น ๆ กันไหม (詢問對方的意願)要不要…？ ну, як щодо...? کیا خیال ہے thế còn? （征求对做事的意见时用）...怎么样？
2 used in asking for news or advice What about your new book?; What about the other problem? wat van ماذا بِخُصوص какво става с co je s hvad med was ist mit τι θα γίνει με qué tal, y kuidas on چه خبر mitä qu'en est-il de...? מַה בְּקֶשֶר क्या होगा što je s mi a véleményed ...? bagaimana pendapatmu e quanto a...? ～はどうか …에 대해서 어떻게 생각합니까? kaip ten... kā ir (ar) digunakan untuk bertanya tentang berita atau nasihat hoe staat het met... co z quanto a ce părere ai despre...? čo je s kaj pa glede... šta je sa hur är (var) det med ...? ใช้ถามเพื่อขอข้อมูลหรือคำแนะนำ (詢問消息或請教)…(您看法)如何？ що нового про ...? کیا ہوا thế còn? （征求对某件事的看法时用）...怎么样？
what … for
1 why(?) What did he do that for? hoekom من أجْل ماذا؟ защо proč hvorfor wofür, warum γιατί; για ποιο λόγο; por qué, para qué miks چرا miksi pourquoi לָמָה क्यों zašto miért? mengapa perché なぜ 어째서, 왜 kodël kādēļ kenapa waarom hvorfor, hva... for Po co? porque de ce? почему? prečo zakaj zašto varför, vad ... för เพื่ออะไร niçin, niye, neden 為什麼 нащо? کیوں tại sao 为什么
2 for what purpose(?) What is this switch for? waarvoor لأي هَدَف؟ за какво е k čemu hvad wofür τι εξυπηρετεί para qué misjaoks به چه دلیل mihin tarkoitukseen à quoi sert לָמָה किस लिए zašto mi célból? untuk apa per che 何のため 무엇 때문에 kam kam (domāts) untuk tujuan apa waarvoor til hvilken nytte do czego? para que în/cu ce scop? зачем? na čo čemu služi... za šta vad till? สิ่งนี้ไว้ทำอะไร ne için, ne amaçla 為何目的 для чого? کس لیے để làm gì 为何目的
what have you
and similar things; and so on clothes, books and what have you. en wat nog als وأشْياء مُشابِهَه и други a další věci lignende ting was man so hat και τα τοιαύτα y tal ja nii edasi, jms وغیره jne. et que sais-je encore מַה יֵש לְך और क्या i tako dalje s a többi dan sebagainya og þvíumlíkt (e simili), eccetera ～など 기타 등등 panašūs dalykai un tamlīdzīgas lietas itu dan ini dan sebagainya enzovoorts og slikt/den slags i tym podobnie tudo o resto şi aşa mai departe и тому подобные вещи atakďalej in podobne stvari i tako dalje ... och sådant อย่างอื่นอีก ve benzeri (başka) şeyler 之類的 і тому подібне تمھارے پاس کیا ہے vân vân 等等
what if?
what will or would happen if ...? What if he comes back? sê nou maar net ماذا لَو؟ ами ако co kdyby hvad, hvis ... und wenn nun κι αν; ¿y si...? mis siis, kui? چه خواهد پیش بیاید entä jos et si...? מַה אִם क्या होगा što ako és ha ...? bagaimana kalau hvað ef(?) e se...? ～ならばどうしよう 만약에 ...했다면 kas bus, jei? kas notiks, ja bagaimana kalau en als... ? hva om?; sett at A co, jeżeli... e se... şi ce dacă? что, если? čo keby? kaj pa če... šta ako ถ้าหาก; ถ้าเกิดว่า eğer...-se/sa ne olur? 倘若...將會怎樣 а якщо? اگر ایسا ہوا تو کیا ہوگا nếu 倘若...将会怎么样
what … like?
used when asking for information about someone or something What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go – it depends (on) what the weather's like. hoe كيَفَ يبدو как изглежда jaký je, jak vypadá hvordan wie etwas aussieht... πώς; cómo milline چه قیافه ایی minkälainen à quoi ressemble... אֵיך कैसा, किस तरह का kakvo je come ～はどんなものか koks, kokia kāds ir; kāds izskatās bagaimana hoe hva, hvordan como é какой он? kakav vad [] som?, hurdan [] เป็นอย่างไร nasıl birisi/bir şey, neye benziyor ...怎么樣 вживається в питаннях про когось کس طرح کا thế nào? ...怎么样
what of it?
used in replying, to suggest that what has been done, said etc is not important You've offended him.' `What of it?' en? تُسْتَعْمَل للإيحاء أن ما حَدَثَ أو قيل ليس لَهُ أهَمِيَّه голяма работа a co z toho? og hvad så na, und? και τι μ' αυτό; ¿y qué? ja (mis) siis? چه باید کرد entä sitten et aprè? אָז מַה בְּכַך जो कुछ किया गया ज्यादा महत्वपूर्ण नहीं है što s tim na és aztán! mengapa rupanya? hvað með það(?) (e con ciò?) それがどうしたというのか na ir kas? nu, un tad? habis? en wat dan nog? Co z tego? e depois? şi ce-i cu asta? ну и что? no a čo? pa kaj! šta s tim แล้วทำไม; มันไม่ใช่เรื่องสำคัญเลยนะ; แล้วอย่างไรล่ะ 那又怎么樣 та й що (з того)? کیا وجہ ہے thì đã sao nào 那又怎么样
what with
because of What with taking no exercise and being too fat, he had a heart attack. danksy, vanweë بِسَبب защото tím, že fordi infolge εξαιτίας, λόγω entre... y, con lo de... y... sellepärast et زیرا takia étant donné מְסִיבָּה זוּ के चलते zbog következtében karena vegna, með tilliti til (un po) per... ～などの理由で ...때문에 dėl to, kad tāpēc, ka apatah lagi dengan doordat på grunn av skutkiem... i... devido a din cauza что с того tým, že zaradi zbog dels på grund av [] och dels [] เพราะว่า ...-den dolayı, yüzünden 因為 з-за, із-за tại vì 由于...原因
what → أيٌ, ما co, jaký hvad, hvilken was, welcher τι que, qué mikä, mitä qu’est ce que, quel koji, što cosa, quale 何, 何の 무슨, 무엇 wat, welke hva co, jaki qual, que который, что vad อะไร, อันไหน สิ่งไหน ne gì, những thứ mà 什么
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