"wat" meaning in Afrikaans

See wat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /vat/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-wat.wav
Etymology: From Dutch wat, from Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|wat}} Dutch wat, {{inh|af|dum|wat}} Middle Dutch wat, {{inh|af|odt|wat}} Old Dutch wat, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*hwat}} Proto-Germanic *hwat, {{inh|af|ine-pro|*kʷód, *kʷod}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod Head templates: {{head|af|pronoun}} wat
  1. (interrogative, non-personal) what Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-wat-af-pron-dJqywNBs Categories (other): Afrikaans pronouns Disambiguation of Afrikaans pronouns: 13 35 37 15
  2. (relative, personal and non-personal, subject and object) who, whom, which, that Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-wat-af-pron-R-kdATrI Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans pronouns Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 0 44 48 8 Disambiguation of Afrikaans pronouns: 13 35 37 15
  3. (relative, personal and non-personal, with preposition stranding) who, which, that Tags: relative Synonyms: waar- (english: without stranding), wie [personal]
    Sense id: en-wat-af-pron-yjpXb6p5 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans pronouns Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 0 44 48 8 Disambiguation of Afrikaans pronouns: 13 35 37 15
  4. (relative, non-personal, before se) whose, of which Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-wat-af-pron-xZg-jO-~ Categories (other): Afrikaans pronouns Disambiguation of Afrikaans pronouns: 13 35 37 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: watter, wie, wie se, wat se, met wie, met wat, , wat ... mee, wat … mee, waarmee
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          "text": "die meisie wat ek mee gedans het",
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          "english": "the company that I worked for",
          "text": "die maatskappy wat ek voor gewerk het",
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Download raw JSONL data for wat meaning in Afrikaans (4.6kB)

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