İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. zam.
2. ne: What´s this? Bu ne? Tell me what she said. Bana ne dediğini söyle. What do you think I am? Beni ne zannediyorsun? Don´t forget what she said! Onun dediğini unutma! I´ve no money but what you see: here. Burada gördüğünden başka param yok. Their production today is not what it was. Onların şimdiki üretimi eskisi gibi değil.
3. Şaşkınlık belirtir: What, no lunch? Ne diyorsun? Öğle yemeği yok mu?/Ne, öğle yemeği yok mu? s.
4. ne; hangi: What news have you had from them? Onlardan ne haber? What time is it? Saat kaç? What books have you read this summer? Bu yaz hangi kitapları okudun? What money I have is in the safe. Ne kadar param varsa kasada.
5. ne; ne kadar çok; ne kadar büyük (Şaşkınlık, hoşnutluk, öfke v.b. duyguları pekiştirmek için kullanılır.): What beautiful trees! Ne güzel ağaçlar! What a delightful spot! Ne güzel bir yer! With what joy did I hand her over to them! Kendisini onlara ne büyük bir sevinçle teslim ettim, bir bilsen! He remembered what great sadness he´d felt then. O zamanki hüznünün ne kadar büyük olduğunu hatırladı. What a mess! Şu karışıklığa bak!. ne; hangi. wh.ne|-:q.ne. wh.ne| :q.ne. you-may-call-him/h i., bak. what-do-you-call-him/her/it/them. ne. hangi, ne, neyi, neleri. hangi, ne. ne, nasıl.
6. bir şey; ne kadar; ne, zam, s; He has no income but what he earns Kazandığından başka, What you are doing is correct Yaptıgınız doğrudur, (Bazen ingilizcede what kelimesi ile baslayan cümlecikler Türkçe cümlede fiil içinde belirlenir.
7. hangi. ne. neyi. neleri.
8. ne. ne kadar. bir şey.
9. ne efendim?.
10. ne. hangi.

Etymology : Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwA who; more at WHO
Pronunciation : hwät, hw&t, wät,
Function : pronoun
Date : before 12th century

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1. word used in a question to inquire about a thing. word used in question to request specific information; which. adword used in a question to begin a prepositional phrase; which; to what extent; how much; word used in a question to stress a certain situation. proword used in a question to request more information; which; how much; don't you agree?. Really? (used to express surprise). conj. to what extent. what\what\ , pron., a., & adv. [as. hw?t, neuter of hwā who; akin to os. hwat what, ofries. hwet, d. & lg. wat, g. was, ohg. waz, hwaz, icel. hvat, sw. & dan. hvad, goth. hwa. ?182. see: who.].
2. as an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost? what see'st thou in the ground? what is man, that thou art mindful of him? viii.
3. what manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! viii. 27.note: originally, what, when, where, which, who, why, etc., were interrogatives only, and it is often difficult to determine whether they are used as interrogatives or relatives. what in this sense, when it refers to things, may be used either substantively or adjectively; when it refers to persons, it is used only adjectively with a noun expressed, who being the pronoun used substantively.
4. as an exclamatory word: (a) used absolutely or independently; -- often with a question following. "what welcome be thou." what, could ye not watch with me one hour? xxvi.
5. (b) used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage! what a piece of work is man! o what a riddle of absurdity!note: what in this use has a or an between itself and its noun if the qualitative or quantitative importance of the object is emphasized. (c) sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys! what partial judges are our love and hate!.
6. as a relative pronoun: (a) used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; -- called a compound relative. with joy beyond what victory bestows. i'm thinking captain lawton will count the noses of what are left before they see: their whaleboats. ooper. what followed was in perfect harmony with this beginning. i know well how little you will be disposed to criticise what comes to you from me. h. newman. (b) used adjectively, equivalent to the which; the sort or kind of which; rarely, the on, or at, which. see: what natures accompany what colors. to restrain what power either the devil or any earthly enemy hath to work us woe. we know what master laid thy keel, what workmen wrought thy ribs of steel. (c) used adverbially in a sense corresponding to the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.
7. whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; -- used indefinitely. "what after so befall." whether it were the shortness of his foresight, the strength of his will, or what it was.
8. used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat; -- with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with repetition. what for lust [pleasure] and what for lore. thus, what with the war, what with the sweat, what with the gallows, and what with poverty, i am custom shrunk. the year before he had so used the matter that what by force, what by policy, he had taken from the christians above thirty small castles.note: in such phrases as i tell you what, what anticipates the following statement, being elliptical for what i think, what it is, how it is, etc. "i tell thee what, corporal bardolph, i could tear her." here what relates to the last clause, "i could tear her;" this is what i tell you. what not is often used at the close of an enumeration of several particulars or articles, it being an abbreviated clause, the verb of which, being either the same as that of the principal clause or a general word, as be, say, mention, enumerate, etc., is omitted. "men hunt, hawk, and what not." --becon. "some dead puppy, or log, orwhat not." kingsley. "battles, tournaments, hunts, and what not." hence, the words are often used in a general sense with the force of a substantive, equivalent to anything you please, a miscell.
9. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost? As an exclamatory word: Used absolutely or independently; often with a question following.
10. Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage! Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys! As a relative pronoun Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; called a compound relative.
11. Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . . which; the sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or at, which.
12. Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.
13. Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; used indefinitely.
14. Something; thing; stuff.
15. Why? For what purpose? On what account?.
16. 1. You use what in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know. What do you want? `Has something happened?' --- `Indeed it has.' --- `What?' Hey! What are you doing? What is also a determiner. What time is it? `The heater works.' --- `What heater?' What kind of poetry does he like?.
17. You use what after certain words, especially verbs and adjectives, when you are referring to a situation that is unknown or has not been specified. You can imagine what it would be like driving a car into a brick wall at 30 miles an hour I want to know what happened to Norman Do you know what those idiots have done? We had never seen anything like it before and could not see: what to do next She turned scarlet from embarrassment, once she realized what she had done. What is also a determiner. I didn't know what college I wanted to go to I didn't know what else to say. an inspection to ascertain to what extent colleges are responding to the needs of industry.
18. emphasis You use what at the beginning of a clause in structures where you are changing the order of the information to give special emphasis to something. What precisely triggered off yesterday's riot is still unclear What I wanted, more than anything, was a few days' rest.
19. You use what in expressions such as what is called and what amounts to when you are giving a description of something. She had been in what doctors described as an irreversible vegetative state for five years.
20. You use what to indicate that you are talking about the whole of an amount that is available to you. He drinks what is left in his glass as if it were water What is also a determiner. They had had to use what money they had. = whatever.
21. formulae You say `What?' to tell someone who has indicated that they want to speak to you that you have heard them and are inviting them to continue. `Dad?' --- `What?' --- `Can I have the car tonight?'.
22. formulae You say `What?' when you ask someone to repeat the thing that they have just said because you did not hear or understand it properly. `What?' is more informal and less polite than expressions such as `Pardon?' and `Excuse me?'. `They could paint this place,' she said. `What?' he asked.
23. feelings You say `What' to express surprise. `Adolphus Kelling, I arrest you on a charge of trafficking in narcotics.' --- `What?'.
24. emphasis You use what in exclamations to emphasize an opinion or reaction. What a horrible thing to do What a busy day. What is also a determiner. What ugly things; throw them away, throw them away What great news, Jakki.
25. You use what to indicate that you are making a guess about something such as an amount or value. It's, what, eleven years or more since he's seen him.
26. You say guess what or do you know what to introduce a piece of information which is surprising, which is not generally known, or which you want to emphasize. Guess what? I'm going to dinner at Mrs. Combley's tonight.
27. emphasis In conversation, you say or what? after a question as a way of stating an opinion forcefully and showing that you expect other people to agree. Look at that moon. Is that beautiful or what? Am I wasting my time here, or what?.
28. feelings You say so what? or what of it? to indicate that the previous remark seems unimportant, uninteresting, or irrelevant to you. `I skipped off school today,' --- `So what? What's so special about that?' `You're talking to yourself.' --- `Well, what of it?' = so.
29. You say `Tell you what' to introduce a suggestion or offer. Tell you what, let's stay here another day.
30. You use what about at the beginning of a question when you make a suggestion, offer, or request. What about going out with me tomorrow?.
31. You use what about or what of when you introduce a new topic or a point which seems relevant to a previous remark. Now you've talked about work on daffodils, what about other commercially important flowers, like roses?.
32. You say what about a particular person or thing when you ask someone to explain why they have asked you about that person or thing. `This thing with the Corbett woman.' --- `Oh, yeah. What about her?'.
33. vagueness You say what have you at the end of a list in order to refer generally to other things of the same kind. So many things are unsafe these days -- milk, cranberry sauce, what have you My great-grandfather made horseshoes and nails and what have you.
34. You say what if at the beginning of a question when you ask about the consequences of something happening, especially something undesirable. What if this doesn't work out?.
35. If you know what's what, you know the important things that need to be known about a situation. You have to know what's what and when to draw the line You should come across the river with us. Then you will really see: what's what.
36. what's more: see: more.