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wat.

what: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

pron/ʋɑt/

  1. what: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object

    interrogative

  2. what: e.g. (1) as the object of a sentence; (2) ditto

    relative

  3. that: e.g. (1) modifying an indefinite pronoun like iets, niets, alles or het enige; (2) modifying an adjective that is used as a noun, usually a superlative

    relative

  4. which: e.g. (1) modifying the demonstrative pronouns dat and datgene; (2) referring back to an entire sentence

    relative

  5. something: e.g. (1) as subject; (2) as subject complement

    indefinite
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod, compare West Frisian wat, English what, German was, Danish hvad.

det/ʋɑt/

  1. some (for countable and uncountable nouns)

    Ik wil graag wat kersen.
    Wil je wat thee?

  2. what (a), such

    Wat een onzin!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod, compare West Frisian wat, English what, German was, Danish hvad.

adv/ʋɑt/

  1. a bit, somewhat

    Hij doet dat wat onbedachtzaam.

  2. how, so

    Wat leuk!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod, compare West Frisian wat, English what, German was, Danish hvad.

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