"wat" meaning in Dutch

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Adverb

IPA: /ʋɑt/ Audio: Nl-wat.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑt Etymology: From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod, compare West Frisian wat, English what, German was, Danish hvad. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*kʷ-}} [Template:root], {{inh|nl|dum|wat}} Middle Dutch wat, {{inh|nl|odt|wat}} Old Dutch wat, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*hwat}} Proto-West Germanic *hwat, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*hwat}} Proto-Germanic *hwat, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*kʷód}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, {{m|ine-pro|*kʷod}} *kʷod, {{cog|fy|wat}} West Frisian wat, {{cog|en|what}} English what, {{cog|de|was}} German was, {{cog|da|hvad}} Danish hvad Head templates: {{nl-adv}} wat
  1. a bit, somewhat
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-adv-Ca68nhcQ
  2. (exclamative) how, so
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-adv-ULrAcWRv

Determiner

IPA: /ʋɑt/ Audio: Nl-wat.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑt Etymology: From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod, compare West Frisian wat, English what, German was, Danish hvad. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*kʷ-}} [Template:root], {{inh|nl|dum|wat}} Middle Dutch wat, {{inh|nl|odt|wat}} Old Dutch wat, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*hwat}} Proto-West Germanic *hwat, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*hwat}} Proto-Germanic *hwat, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*kʷód}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, {{m|ine-pro|*kʷod}} *kʷod, {{cog|fy|wat}} West Frisian wat, {{cog|en|what}} English what, {{cog|de|was}} German was, {{cog|da|hvad}} Danish hvad Head templates: {{head|nl|determiner}} wat
  1. some
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-det-prRt0NGu
  2. (exclamative) what (a), such
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-det-c49sr5cc

Pronoun

IPA: /ʋɑt/ Audio: Nl-wat.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑt Etymology: From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod, compare West Frisian wat, English what, German was, Danish hvad. Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*kʷ-}} [Template:root], {{inh|nl|dum|wat}} Middle Dutch wat, {{inh|nl|odt|wat}} Old Dutch wat, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*hwat}} Proto-West Germanic *hwat, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*hwat}} Proto-Germanic *hwat, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*kʷód}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, {{m|ine-pro|*kʷod}} *kʷod, {{cog|fy|wat}} West Frisian wat, {{cog|en|what}} English what, {{cog|de|was}} German was, {{cog|da|hvad}} Danish hvad Head templates: {{head|nl|pronoun|cat2=interrogative pronouns|cat3=relative pronouns}} wat
  1. (interrogative) what: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-pron-5ueROheF Categories (other): Dutch determiners, Dutch pronouns Disambiguation of Dutch determiners: 7 5 0 0 17 7 30 24 10 Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 9 2 0 0 15 11 27 24 12
  2. (relative) what: e.g. (1) as the object of a sentence; (2) ditto Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-pron-rL0U0H0l Categories (other): Dutch pronouns Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 9 2 0 0 15 11 27 24 12
  3. (relative) that: e.g. (1) modifying an indefinite pronoun like iets, niets, alles or het enige; (2) modifying an adjective that is used as a noun, usually a superlative Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-pron--ihh1kOO Categories (other): Dutch determiners, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch interrogative pronouns, Dutch pronouns, Dutch relative pronouns Disambiguation of Dutch determiners: 7 5 0 0 17 7 30 24 10 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 0 0 12 8 36 26 8 Disambiguation of Dutch interrogative pronouns: 12 4 2 2 16 9 25 15 14 Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 9 2 0 0 15 11 27 24 12 Disambiguation of Dutch relative pronouns: 12 4 2 2 13 8 33 15 11
  4. (relative) which: e.g. (1) modifying the demonstrative pronouns dat and datgene; (2) referring back to an entire sentence Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-pron-P~~4D42A Categories (other): Dutch determiners, Dutch pronouns Disambiguation of Dutch determiners: 7 5 0 0 17 7 30 24 10 Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 9 2 0 0 15 11 27 24 12
  5. (indefinite) something: e.g. (1) as subject; (2) as subject complement Tags: indefinite
    Sense id: en-wat-nl-pron-uTFjni2T Categories (other): Dutch determiners, Dutch pronouns Disambiguation of Dutch determiners: 7 5 0 0 17 7 30 24 10 Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 9 2 0 0 15 11 27 24 12

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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*kʷód"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *kʷód",
      "name": "der"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "*kʷod",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "wat"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian wat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "what"
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      "expansion": "English what",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "was"
      },
      "expansion": "German was",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "hvad"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish hvad",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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          "english": "How nice!",
          "text": "Wat leuk!",
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "German was",
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        "1": "da",
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          "text": "(1) Wat is dat?"
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          "english": "What do you want to do?",
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          "text": "(1) Ik weet niet wat ik wil doen."
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        {
          "english": "You must not touch what you see there.",
          "text": "(2) Jij moet afblijven van wat jij daar ziet."
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        {
          "english": "Please give me everything that is edible.",
          "text": "(1) Geef mij maar alles wat eetbaar is."
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        {
          "english": "The most expensive that there was.",
          "text": "(2) Het duurste wat er was."
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          "iets"
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    {
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        {
          "english": "He took exactly that which I had wanted.",
          "text": "(1) Hij nam precies datgene wat ik had gewild"
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        {
          "english": "John did it in his pants, which embarrassed his mother",
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        [
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    {
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        {
          "english": "Something there is walking around.",
          "text": "(1) Daar loopt wat rond."
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        {
          "english": "That is quite something! [i.e. \"That is quite a lot!\"]",
          "text": "(2) Dat is aardig wat!"
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        "(indefinite) something: e.g. (1) as subject; (2) as subject complement"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑt"
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      "homophone": "wad"
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      "homophone": "watt"
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    "West Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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        "2": "wat"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian wat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "what"
      },
      "expansion": "English what",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "was"
      },
      "expansion": "German was",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "hvad"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish hvad",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch wat, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod, compare West Frisian wat, English what, German was, Danish hvad.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wat",
      "name": "nl-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "wat"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Hij doet dat wat onbedachtzaam.\nHe does that somewhat unthoughtfully.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bit, somewhat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "a bit",
          "a bit"
        ],
        [
          "somewhat",
          "somewhat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How nice!",
          "text": "Wat leuk!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how, so"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "exclamative",
          "exclamative marker"
        ],
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ],
        [
          "so",
          "so"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(exclamative) how, so"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɑt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "wad"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "watt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-wat.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/Nl-wat.ogg/Nl-wat.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Nl-wat.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wat"
}

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