wat
A1#12Hear it
pronoun
- interrogativewhat: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object
- relativewhat: e.g. (1) as the object of a sentence; (2) ditto
- 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, usu…
- relativewhich: e.g. (1) modifying the demonstrative pronouns dat and datgene; (2) referring back to an entire sentence
- indefinitesomething: e.g. (1) as subject; (2) as subject complement
determiner
- somefor countable and uncountable nouns
- exclamativewhat (a), such
adverb
- a bit, somewhat
- exclamativehow, so
Other ways to say it
Asking somebody to say it again
- wat zeg je?what did you say?Among friends; with u it is wat zegt u?
- wat?what?Among friends only; to a stranger it sounds blunt.
Saying you have not understood
- wat bedoel je?what do you mean?About the sense, not the words; with u: wat bedoelt u?