| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | Behind what are you hiding? | Wohinter versteckt ihr euch? |
| gen. | Life is what happens to you while you are making plans | Leben ist das, was passiert, wenn du gerade andere Pläne schmiedest |
| gen. | Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans. John Lennon | Leben ist das, was an uns vorbeizieht, während wir damit beschäftigt sind, andere Pläne zu schmieden. |
| rel., christ. | Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world? | Herr, wie kommt es, dass du dich uns offenbaren willst und nicht der Welt (Andrey Truhachev) |
| rel., christ. | Lord, what then has happened that You are going to disclose Yourself to us and not to the world? | Herr, wie kommt es, dass du dich uns offenbaren willst und nicht der Welt (Jn 14,22 Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | So what are you suggesting? | Was schlagen Sie also vor? |
| gen. | What a sight you are. | Wie siehst du denn aus. |
| gen. | What a sight you are | Wie siehst denn du aus |
| gen. | What are all the things you can do online? | Was kann man alles online machen? |
| gen. | What are his politics? | Wo steht er politisch? |
| gen. | What are our chances? | Wie stehen unsere Chancen? |
| f.trade. | What are the circumstances? | Wie was ist der Sachstand? |
| gen. | ... What are the odds ... | Wie groß sind die Chancen, dass |
| gen. | What are the plans for today? | Was ist für heute vorgesehen? |
| gen. | What are the plans for today?, What's on the agenda today? | Was ist für heute vorgesehen? |
| f.trade. | What are the rules? | Wie lauten die Vorschriften? |
| gen. | What are they called? | Wie heißen sie? |
| gen. | What are they talking about? | Worüber reden sie? |
| gen. | What are you ashamed of? | Weswegen schämst du dich? |
| inf. | What are you babbling on about? | Was laberst du da? |
| gen. | What are you doing? | Was machen Sie? |
| gen. | What are you doing? | Was machst du? |
| gen. | What are you doing ? | Was machst du da? |
| gen. | What are you doing there? | Was machst du da? |
| gen. | What are you driving at? | Worauf wollen Sie hinaus? |
| gen. | What are you going to do? | Was wirst du tun? |
| gen. | What are you going to do on Friday? | Was hast du am Freitag vor? |
| gen. | What are you having? | Was nimmst du? im Restaurant |
| gen. | What are you hiding behind? | Wohinter versteckst du dich? |
| inf., BrE | What are you rabbiting on about? | Was laberst du da? |
| gen. | What are you referring to? | Worauf beziehen Sie sich? |
| gen. | What are you, some kind of bodyguard? | Was sind Sie, ein Leibwächter oder sowas? |
| gen. | What are you thinking about? | Worüber denkst du nach? |
| gen. | What are you up to? | Was machst du so? |
| gen. | What are you up to? | Was hast du vor? |
| inf. | What are you up to at the moment? | Was treibst du so zur Zeit? |
| gen. | What are you waiting for? | Worauf wartest du noch? |
| gen. | What cowards you are! | Ihr Feiglinge! |
| gen. | What exactly are you up to here? | Was treiben Sie hier eigentlich? |
| quot.aph. | What is right and what is practicable are two different things. | Das Richtige und das Durchführbare sind zwei verschiedene Dinge. (Andrey Truhachev) |
| quot.aph. | What is right and what is practicable are two different things. | Das Richtige und das Durchführbare sind zwei verschiedene Dinge. (James Buchanan] Andrey Truhachev) |
| f.trade. | What kind of fish are you fishing for? | Nach welcher Fischart fischen Sie? |
| gen. | What kind of terrorists are you? | Was für Terroristen seid ihr eigentlich? |
| gen. | What line are you in? | In welcher Branche sind Sie tätig? |
| gen. | What line are you in? | In welcher Branche ist? |
| gen. | What line are you in? | In welcher Branche bist du? |
| gen. | What racket are you in? | Was ist dein Job? |
| gen. | What sort of things are they? | Was sind das für Sachen? |
| gen. | What your opinions are is irrelevant! | Es ist gleichgültig, welcherart Ihre Meinungen sind! |
| gen. | What's the big idea? Are you crazy? | Was fällt Ihnen denn ein? |
| gen. | You are what you eat. | Man ist, was man isst. |
| gen. | You know what you are? | Weißt du, was du bist? |