"was geht" meaning in German

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Phrase

IPA: /vas ˈɡeːt/
Etymology: Literally, "what is going [on]". Head templates: {{head|de|phrase|head=was geht?}} was geht?
  1. (colloquial, casually) what's up Tags: colloquial Synonyms: was geht ab?, was läuft?, was geht'n?
    Sense id: en-was_geht-de-phrase-J28Fl-MT
  2. what's happening?
    Sense id: en-was_geht-de-phrase-66P9jtxj

Download JSON data for was geht meaning in German (0.7kB)

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        "1": "de",
        "2": "phrase",
        "head": "was geht?"
      },
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    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "was geht ab?"
        },
        {
          "word": "was läuft?"
        },
        {
          "word": "was geht'n?"
        }
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      ]
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    {
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        "what's happening?"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/vas ˈɡeːt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "was geht"
}
{
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    "German multiword terms",
    "German phrases",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, \"what is going [on]\".",
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        "1": "de",
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        "what's up"
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          "word": "was geht ab?"
        },
        {
          "word": "was läuft?"
        },
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          "word": "was geht'n?"
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      "ipa": "/vas ˈɡeːt/"
    }
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