what

Signification (English)

Det

1. Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
2. Which.
3. Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
4. Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
5. Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.

Pron

1. Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
2. That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
3. Anything that; all that; whatever.
4. That; which; who.

Adv

1. In what way; to what extent.
2. Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.

Intj

1. An expression of surprise or disbelief.
2. What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
3. (colloquial) Clipping of what do you say? Used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically.
4. What did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred.
5. Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Something; thing; stuff.
2. The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
3. Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.

Particle

Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.

Concepts

quoi

quel

que

ce qui

ce que

quelle

qu’est-ce que

comment

qu’est-ce qui

hein

quelle chose

qui

quelles

quel genre

quelquechose

quoi?

qu’est-ce que c’est que

qu'est-ce qui

qu'est-ce que

comme

espèce

lequel

n’importe quel

putain

quelque

quels

rien

sorte

de toute façon

n’importe quoi

pas le moindre

Synonyms

which

how

who

something

that

what kind of

why

huh

whatever

where

that which

what sort of

eh

whom

say what

that is

what kind

whatsoever

when

no way

pardon

alas

seriously

hey

any

thing

this is

what a

what for

what the fuck

whereby

with what

wow

WTF

in what manner

such and such

what sort

what amount

what is it

what do you want

can it be that

what is the matter

what did you say

is that so

I didn't catch ya'

any kind of

anything

as much as

what are the items

everything

for what

great

hallo

however

how many

how much

if not

in what way

nothing

otherwise

really

remedy

so

so far as

someone

sorry

so what

speak

🗣️

such

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/wʌt/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: what

Inherited from ancien anglais: hwæt

Cognate with écossais: whit

Cognate with frison septentrional: wat

Cognate with saterlandais: wat

Cognate with frison occidental: wat

Cognate with néerlandais: wat

Cognate with bas-allemand: wat

Cognate with allemand: was

Cognate with danois: hvad

Cognate with norvégien bokmål: hva

Cognate with suédois: vad

Cognate with norvégien nynorsk: kva

Cognate with islandais: hvað

Cognate with latin: quod

In summary

From Middle English what, from Old English hwæt (“what”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat (“what”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), neuter form of *kʷós (“who”). Cognate with Scots whit (“what”), North Frisian wat (“what”), Saterland Frisian wat (“what”), West Frisian wat (“what”), Dutch wat (“what”), Low German wat (“what”), German was (“what”), Danish hvad (“what”), Norwegian Bokmål hva (“what”), Swedish vad (“what”), Norwegian Nynorsk kva (“what”), Icelandic hvað (“what”), Latin quod (“what, which”).

Phrases

Well , what of that ?

Eh bien , qu'en est-il?

What are you doing ?

Que fais-tu?

Now what do you say ?

Maintenant, que dites-vous?

What do you want me to say ?

Que voulez-vous que je dise?

What am I going to do ?

Que vais-je faire?

What is today ?

Qu'est-ce que aujourd'hui?

" What are these things ?" he asked .

"Quelles sont ces choses?" il a demandé.

What a strange kind of person !

Quelle étrange sorte de personne!