Betydning av what på norsk

• 0 used to ask for specific information

  • What time is the meeting tomorrow? Til hvilket klokkeslett er møtet i morgen?

  • What type of food would you like? Hva slags mat vil du ha?

• 1 emphasizes a description

  • What a terrible thing to do! For en fryktelig ting å gjøre!

  • What beautiful children you have. Så skjønne barn du har.

• 2 used to ask for specific information

  • What do you think she’s going to say? Hva tror du hun kommer til å si?

  • What did you do? Hva gjorde du?

• 3 the thing that is being talked about

  • She told me what had happened. Hun fortalte meg hva som hadde hendt.

• 4 used to ask about the purpose of sth

  • What’s this money for? Hva er disse pengene til?

  • What did you do that for? Hva gjorde du det for?

• 5 used to ask why

  • “I told them to leave.” “What for?” “Jeg bad dem om å gå.” “Hvorfor?”

• 6 used to introduce a possibility

  • What if he doesn’t come? Hva om han ikke kommer?

  • What if we try a different way. Hva om vi prøver en annen måte.

• 7 indicates you do not think sth is important

  • “You left your bike outside.” “So what?” “Du satte igjen sykkelen din ute.” “Hva så?”

• 8 used to ask sb to repeat sth that you did not hear

  • What? Did you say 4,000? Hva? Sa du 4000?

• 9 indicates you are listening

  • “Mom!” “What?” “Can we watch TV now?” “Mamma.” “Ja?” “Kan vi se på TV nå?”

• 10 indicates surprise or anger

  • What! The tickets are sold out? Hva? Er billettene utsolgt?

• 11 used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc

  • What street is this?

  • What’s your name/address/telephone number?

  • What time is it?

  • What (kind of) bird is that?

  • What is he reading?

  • What did you say?

  • What is this cake made of?

  • ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ ‘A doctor.’

  • Tell me what you mean

  • I asked him what clothes I should wear.

• 12 (also adverb) used in exclamations of surprise, anger etc

  • What clothes she wears!

  • What a fool he is!

  • What naughty children they are!

  • What a silly film this is!

• 13 the thing(s) that

  • Did you find what you wanted?

  • These tools are just what I need for this job

  • What that child needs is a good telling-off!

• 14 (also relative adjective) any (things or amount) that; whatever

  • I’ll lend you what clothes you need

  • Please lend me what you can.