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what
(wŏt, wŭt, hwŏt, hwŭt; wət, hwət when unstressed)pron.1.what
(wɒt; unstressed wət) determiner1.what
(ʰwʌt, ʰwɒt, wʌt, wɒt; unstressed ʰwət, wət)pron.
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1. asking for informationYou use what when you are asking for information about something. You can use what as a pronoun or a determiner.
When you use what as a pronoun, it can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb. It can also be the object of a preposition.
When what is the object of a verb, it is followed by an auxiliary verb, the subject, and then the main verb. When what is the object of a preposition, the preposition usually goes at the end of the question.
When you use what as a determiner, it usually forms part of the object of a verb.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'what' when your question involves a choice from a limited number of people or things. For example, if someone has hurt their finger, don't ask 'What finger have you hurt?' Say 'Which finger have you hurt?'
You use what when you are asking about the time.
What is often used in reported clauses.
You use what with for when you are asking about the purpose of something. You put what at the beginning of the question and for at the end of it. For example, 'What is this tool for?' means 'What is the purpose of this tool?'
In conversation, you can also use what with for to ask about the reason for something. You can say, for example, 'What are you looking at me for?' This means 'Why are you looking at me?'
You use what if to ask what should be done if a particular difficulty occurs. For example, 'What if the bus doesn't come?' means 'What shall we do if the bus doesn't come?'
You use what about to remind someone of something, or to draw their attention to something. What about is followed by a noun phrase.
Be Careful!
When you ask someone a question beginning with what about you are often expecting them to do something, rather than answer your question.
What is sometimes used at the beginning of a special kind of relative clause called a nominal relative clause. This kind of clause functions like a noun phrase; it can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb, or the object of a preposition. In a nominal relative clause, what means 'the thing which' or 'the things which'. Satinder sartaj pz 10.
People often use a nominal relative clause in front of is or was to focus attention on the thing they are about to mention.
A similar type of clause consists of what followed by the subject and do. After a clause like this, you use be and an infinitive structure with or without to. For example, instead of saying 'I wrote to George immediately', you can say 'What I did was to write to George immediately'.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'what' in defining or non-defining relative clauses. Don't say, for example, 'The man what you met is my brother' or 'The book what you lent me is very good'. Use who, which, or that, or don't use a relative pronoun at all. For example, say 'The man who you met is my brother' or 'The man you met is my brother'.
What can be used with the same meaning as 'whatever', both as a pronoun and a determiner.
What is often used in exclamations.
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[wɒt]A.PRONOUN1. (in direct questions)1.1.what do you want now? → ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? → ¿qué hay aquídentro?
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 mayoresproblemas?
what are your plans? → ¿qué planestienes?
BUT what's the Spanish for 'pen'? → ¿cómo se dice 'pen' en español?
what's your name? → ¿cómo te llamas?
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? I didn't catch that → ¿cómo?or¿qué?, no he entendido eso
what did you say? → ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)
it's getting late, what? → se está haciendotarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?
he asked her what she thought of it → le preguntó qué orlo quepensaba de ello
I asked him what DNA was → le pregunté qué orlo que era el ADN
please explain what you saw → por favor, explique qué orlo quevio
can you explain what's happening? → ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was → explicó qué era orlo que era
do you know what's happening? → ¿sabes qué orlo 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 orlo queocurrió
he asked her what she had paid for it → le preguntó cuánto había pagado por ello
I don't know what to do →
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 →
business isn't what it was → los negociosya no son lo que eran
I've no clothes except what I'm wearing → no tengoropa, aparte delo quellevopuesto
I saw what happened → vi lo quepasó
she told him what she thought of it → le dijolo quepensaba de ello
what's done is done → lo hechohecho está
and what have you, and what not → y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosasmás
to give sb what for → regañar a algn
know whatit was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what → estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosasmás
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 verdaderomalgusto, ¿o no?
is this luxury or what? → esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
say what you like, .. → digas lo que digas, .., se digalo 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 aboutwhat 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 tienecoche?
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 ofbut what of the political leaders? → pero, ¿y qué hay de loslíderespolíticos?
what of it? → y eso ¿qué importa?
what's ..what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before → lo sorprendentees 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 nuevacasa?
what's his first novel like? → ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
what will the weather be like tomorrow? → ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacermañana?
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 worseand what's worse → y lo que es peor ..
what withwhat 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 encontrabafatal
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 díatenía 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 músicavan a tocar?
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? → ¿te dijerona quéhorallegarían?
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
what a fool I was! → ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! → ¡qué perromásortanfeo!
what a lot of people! → ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! (iro) → ¡buenpretexto!, ¡vayaexcusa!
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 dichoQUÉ?
'he's getting married' - 'what!' → se casa - ¿cómo dices?
you what?'I'm going to be an actress' - 'youwhat?' → -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 QUÉ?!
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[ˈhwɒt]What size is he? → Quelle taille fait-il?
What colour is it? → De quellecouleur est-ce?, C'est de quellecouleur?
What books do you need? → Quels livres vous faut-il?
What subjects are you studying? → Quelles matières étudiez-vous?
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 capitalede laFinlande?
What are you talking about? → De quoi parlez-vous?
What is it called?
BUTComment est-ce que ça s'appelle?.
I saw what was on the table → J'ai vu ce qui était sur la table.
I know what's bothering you → Je saisce 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 about doing .. ? → et si on faisait .. ?
What if he finds out? → Et s'il découvre la vérité?
you what? → tu quoi?
say what? (US) → tu quoi?
what! → quoi!
What a mess! → Quel désordre!
What a horrible thing to do! → Quelle horreur de faire une chosepareille!
what .. (followed by adjective, noun) → quel(le)
What ugly clothes! → Quelle mocheté ces vêtements!, Quels vêtementsmoches!
what nonsense! → quelle absurdité!what-d'ye-call-her [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlər]n → Machinefwhat-d'ye-call-him [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlɪm]n → Machinmwhat-d'ye-call-it [ˈhwɒtdʒukɔːlɪt]n → machinm
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pronwhat
(wot) pronoun, adjectivewhat
→ أيُّ, ما co, jaký hvad, hvilkenwas, welcherτιque, qué mikä, mitäqu’est-ce que, quel Koliko, štocosa, quale 何, 何の 무슨, 무엇wat, welkehvaco, jakiqueкоторый, что vad อะไร, อันไหน สิ่งไหนne gì, những thứ mà什么- What a beautiful day! (US)
What a lovely day! (UK)
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What is an interrogative pronoun and adverb in English.
What or WHAT may also refer to:
- 1Media
Media[edit]
- 'What?', one of the Five Ws used in journalism.
- WHAT (AM), radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Film and television[edit]
- What, the American title for the film The Whip and the Body
- 'What', name of the second baseman in Abbott and Costello's comedy routine 'Who's on First?'
- 'What?', catchphrase of professional wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin
- What? (film), a film directed by Roman Polanski
Music[edit]
- what., Bo Burnham comedy album
- 'What', a song by Melinda Marx
- 'What', song by Bassnectar from Vava Voom
- 'What?', song by 666 The Soft Boys
- 'What?' (song), by Rob Zombie
- 'What?', song by Corrosion of Conformity from Eye for an Eye
- 'What?', song by The Move from Looking On
- 'What?', song by A Tribe Called Quest from The Low End Theory
- What Records, a UK record label.
- What? Records, a US record label.
Science and technology[edit]
- What.CD, a private music tracker website for BitTorrent users.
- What (ITS utility), a small information utility in the Incompatible Timesharing System
- WhatsApp, cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Facebook
Other uses[edit]
- WHAT Winter Haven Area Transit, a transit system in Florida, US
See also[edit]
- used with a noun in requesting further information about the identity or categorization of something: what job does he do?
- (as pronoun): what is her address?
- (used in indirect questions): does he know what man did this?, tell me what he said
- the (person, thing, persons, or things) that: we photographed what animals we could see
- (as pronoun): bring me what you've written, come what may
- (intensifier; used in exclamations): what a good book!
- in what respect? to what degree?: what do you care?
- what about ⇒ what do you think, know, feel, etc, concerning?
- what for ⇒ for what purpose? why?
- informala 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 ⇒ what would happen if?
- what difference would it make if?
- what matter ⇒ what does it matter?
- what's what ⇒ informalthe true or real state of affairs
- 1English
- 1.3Pronoun
- 1.4Adverb
- 1.5Interjection
- 1.6Determiner
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Englishwhat, from Old Englishhwæt(“what”), from Proto-Germanic*hwat(“what”), from Proto-Indo-European*kʷód(“what”), neuter form of *kʷós(“who”). Cognate with Scotswhat(“what”), North Frisianwat(“what”), Saterland Frisianwat(“what”), West Frisianwat(“what”), Dutchwat(“what”), Low Germanwat(“what”), Germanwas(“what”), Danishhvad(“what”), Norwegian Bokmålhva(“what”), Swedishvad(“what”), Norwegian Nynorskkva(“what”), Icelandichvað(“what”), Latinquod(“what, which”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General Australian)IPA(key): /wɔt/
- (UK,General New Zealand)enPR: hwŏt, wŏt, IPA(key): /ʍɒt/, /wɒt/
(in accents with the wine–whine merger)Audio (UK) Audio
- Rhymes: -ɒt
- Homophones: Watt, watt, wot(all only in British, Australian or New Zealand accents with the wine–whine merger)
- (Canada,US)enPR: hwŭt, wŭt, IPA(key): (without wine–whine merger)/ʍʌt/, (with wine–whine merger)/wʌt/
- (Canada,US, unstressed)IPA(key): (flapped)[wʌɾ], (glottalized)[wʌˀ]
(stressed, in accents without the wine–whine merger)Audio (US)
(stressed, in accents with the wine–whine merger)Audio (US)
(unstressed, flapped,whine-wine merged)Audio (US)
(unstressed, glottalized,whine-wine merged)Audio (US)
- Rhymes: -ʌt
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Pronoun[edit]
Lagu barat lama terpopuler. what
- (interrogative) Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used interrogatively in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- The gym is across from … what? — The gym is across from the lounge. — Across from the lounge. Right. Thanks!
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- The gym is across from … what? — The gym is across from the lounge. — Across from the lounge. Right. Thanks!
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- That which; those that; the thing that.
- What goes up must come down.
- (relative,nonstandard)That; which; who.
- 1902, J. M. Barrie, The Admirable Crichton:
- That’s her; that’s the thing what has stole his heart from me.
- 1902, J. M. Barrie, The Admirable Crichton:
- Whatever.
- I will do what I can to help you.
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Adverb[edit]
what (not comparable)
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- (usually followed by 'with') In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with
- Such.
- Whatapity.
- (obsolete)Why?
- (Can we date this quote?)Chaucer
- What should I tell the answer of the knight?
- (Can we date this quote?)John Milton
- But what do I stand reckoning upon advantages and gains lost by the misrule and turbulency of the prelates?
- (Can we date this quote?)Chaucer
- (now rare) Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter primum, in Le Morte Darthur, book III:
- And as for on C good knyghtes I haue my self / but I fawte / l / for so many haue ben slayne in my dayes / and so Ladegreans delyuerd his doughter Gweneuer vnto Merlyn / and the table round with the C knyghtes / and so they rode fresshly with grete royalte / what by water and what by land / tyl that they came nyghe vnto london
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter primum, in Le Morte Darthur, book III:
- (Singlish) {{alt form|en|wat} (used to contradict an assumption)
Synonyms[edit]
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Interjection[edit]
what
- An expression of surprise or disbelief.
- 1605 Wm. Shakespeare, King Lear
- What, have his daughters brought him to this pass?
- What! That’samazing.
- 1605 Wm. Shakespeare, King Lear
- Response that enquires what the asker desires (usually said unhappily).
- (Britain,colloquial,dated)Clipping of what do you say?
- 1991 May 12, 'Kidnapped!'Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- Chuffy: WHAT? No, no, no, no, no. My casa is your casa, what?
- It’saniceday, what?
- 1991 May 12, 'Kidnapped!'Jeeves and Wooster, Series 2, Episode 5:
- What did you say? I beg your pardon?
Alternative forms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- (colloquial British interjection):what-what, wot
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Determiner[edit]
what
- Which; which kind of.
- Whatshirtareyougoingtowear?
- Whattimeisit?
- Whatkindofcaristhat?
- How much; how great (used in an exclamation).
- Whattalenthehas!
- Whatatalent!
- (relative)Whatever
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Noun[edit]
what (countable and uncountable, pluralwhats)
- (obsolete,uncountable)Something; thing; stuff.
- Spenser
- They prayd him sit, and gave him for to feed / Such homely what as serves the simple clowne, / That doth despise the dainties of the towne[…]
- Spenser
- (countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
- 2005, Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln, The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (page 493)
- The emphasis on the interplay between the hows and whats of interpretive practice is paramount.
- 2005, Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln, The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research (page 493)
- (countable) Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
- 2012, 'We Are Both', season 2, episode 2 of Once Upon a Time
- Regina: What are you?
- Rumplestiltskin: What? What? What? My, my, what a rude question! I am not a what.
- 2012, 'We Are Both', season 2, episode 2 of Once Upon a Time
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Anagrams[edit]
- HAWT, hawt, thaw, wath