what

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

wat

welk

hetgeen

dat

welke

hoe

wat voor

hè

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/wʌt/

Etymologie (Engels)

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”).

Zinnen

What was she like ?

Hoe was ze?

What do you know about that ?

Wat weet je daarvan?

What am I going to do ?

Wat ga ik doen?

What made you stop playing ?

Waarom stopte je met spelen?

What did he ever do for his country ?

Wat heeft hij ooit voor zijn land gedaan?

And what became of him ?

En wat werd er van hem?

What have you done Kevin ?

Wat heb je Kevin gedaan?

What the flaming .

Wat de vlammende.