| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | Cost what it may. | Koste es, was es wolle. |
| gen. | Do you know what it'll be like there? | Weißt du, wie es dort zugehen wird? |
| gen. | for what it's worth | ich persönlich glaube ... |
| gen. | for what it's worth FWIW | wozu immer es auch gut sein mag |
| gen. | for what it's worth | meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach |
| gen. | for what it's worth | wenn mich einer fragt |
| gen. | have what it takes to do | das Zeug dazu haben, etw. zu tun |
| gen. | He's got what it takes | Er ist nicht ohne |
| gen. | It's not what it looks like. | Es ist nicht das, wonach es aussieht. |
| gen. | It's not what you say, but how you say it | Der Ton macht die Musik |
| fig. | know what it's all about | wissen, wo es langgeht |
| gen. | Of what avail is it? | Was nützt es? |
| gen. | or rather what remained of it | oder besser gesagt was davon übrig war |
| gen. | That's what gives it that extra something. | Das ist das Salz in der Suppe (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | the essence of what it means to be human | das Humane |
| gen. | They've got what it takes | Sie haben das Zeug dazu |
| gen. | what becomes of it | was daraus wird (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | ... What brought it about was ... | Anlass war |
| gen. | What colour is it? | Welche Farbe hat es? |
| gen. | What concern is it of yours? | Was bekümmert Sie das? |
| gen. | What day is it today? | Was ist heute für ein Tag? |
| gen. | What do you make of it? | Was halten Sie davon? |
| gen. | What do you need it for? | Wofür brauchst du es? |
| gen. | What does it cost? | Was kostet das? |
| gen. | What does it mean? | Was hat es damit auf sich? |
| gen. | What does it taste of? | Wonach schmeckt es? |
| gen. | What has become of it? | Was ist daraus geworden? |
| gen. | What is it ? | Was gibts? |
| gen. | ... What it comes down to is, ... | Kurz gesagt |
| gen. | What made him do it? | Woraufhin hat er das getan? |
| gen. | What made you do it? | Was hat dich dazu motiviert? |
| inf. | What of it? | Na und? |
| gen. | What of it! | Was ist schon dabei? |
| gen. | what time is it? | wie spät ist es? |
| inf. | What time is it, anyway? | Nebenbei, wie viel Uhr haben wir jetzt? (Andrey Truhachev) |
| gen. | What was your motive for doing it? | Was hat dich dazu motiviert? |
| gen. | What will it be? | Was darf's sein? |
| gen. | ... what's at the bottom of it is ... | die Hauptursache ist |
| gen. | What's he got to do with it all, then? | Was hat er mit alldem denn zu tun? |
| gen. | What's in it? | Was ist drin? |
| gen. | What's in it for me? | Was habe ich denn davon? |
| gen. | What's it about? | Worum handelt es sich? |
| gen. | What's it all about? | Was hat es damit auf sich? |
| gen. | What's it all about? | Um was handelt es sich? |
| gen. | What's it called? | Wie heißt es? |
| gen. | What's it going to cost? | Was soll das kosten? |
| inf. | What's it good for? | Was bringt's? |
| gen. | What's it like? | Wie ist es? |
| gen. | What's the use of it? | Wozu ist es gut? |
| gen. | What's to be done with it? | Was soll damit geschehen? |