wer

Meaning

1. (interrogative) who (what person or people)
2. (colloquial,interrogative) what, which (one) (see usage notes)
3. (relative) whoever, he who, someone who, the person who, anyone who (whatever person or persons)
4. (colloquial,indefinite) somebody, someone; anybody, anyone (an unspecified person)

Concepts

who

anyone

which

someone

each

each of both

what kind of person

somebody

anybody

whom

that

he who

with whom

Pronounced as (IPA)

/veːr/

Etymology

From Middle High German wër, from Old High German wer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ. Related to wo.

Sentences

Wer weiß , wer weiß ?

Was he seating on this bench? Who knows, who knows...

Wer hat die Hosen an ?

Wearing the pants.

Wer hat wen unterrichtet und wer wünscht unterrichtet zu werden ?

Who has informed who and who wants to be informed?

Ich weiß nicht , wer das Beispiel mit dem Chefkoch gebracht hat .

I cannot remember who gave the example of the head cook.

Wer hat das Licht angelassen ?

who here has left the light on???

Wer Hoffnungen hegt , hat etwas zu verlieren .

People who have hope have something to lose.

Wer das Lösegeld bezahlt , finanziert damit den Terrorismus .

Anyone who pays the ransom is financing terrorism.

Wer die Platten auflegt , muss nicht tanzen können .

If you put the plates on, you don't have to be able to dance.