denn hier

here, then

→ denn
phrase Common #4,284
here, then In questions, denn adds emphasis or surprise and is often not translated directly; together, the phrase can have the sense of “here, of all places” or “here, on earth.”
GE: Was suchst du denn hier?
EN: What are you looking for here, of all places?

Was geht denn hier ab?

What's going on here?

— Das süße Leben (1960)

Was machen Sie denn hier?

What are you doing here?

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Was tust du denn hier?

What are you doing here?

— Traum meines Lebens (1955)

Was tut ihr denn hier?

What are you doing here?

— Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002)

Ja, sind wir denn hier im Kindergarten?

Are we in kindergarten here or what?

— Never Look Away (2018)

Was zum Teufel ist denn hier los?

What the hell is going on here?

— Der Club der toten Dichter (1989)

Augenblick, was haben wir denn hier?

Wait a second, what do we have here?

— Pinocchio (2019)

Was macht der denn hier?

What is he doing here?

— Die Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Was sollen wir denn hier?

What are we supposed to do here?

— The Bridge (1959)

Nun, gefällt es dir denn hier?

So, do you like it here?

— Die Taschendiebin (2016)

Was mache ich denn hier?

What am I doing here?

— Schmetterling und Taucherglocke (2007)

Was haben wir denn hier?

What do we have here?

— Léon - Der Profi (1994)

Nun, was haben wir denn hier?

Well, what do we have here?

Was machen Sie denn hier, Herr Chow?

What are you doing here, Mr. Chow?

— In The Mood For Love (2000)

Hat man denn hier nirgends seine Ruhe!

Can’t you ever get any peace and quiet around here!

Wo geht denn hier das Licht an?

Where do you turn on the light here?

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Kann denn hier keiner Musik machen?

Can't anyone play music here?

— Der Untergang (2004)

Was machen die denn hier?

What are they doing here?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Wie soll man denn hier etwas sehen?

How are we supposed to see anything here?

— Ponyo - Das große Abenteuer am Meer (2008)

Warum liegt das denn hier herum?

Why is this lying around here?

— Arrietty - Die wundersame Welt der Borger (2010)

Wie soll man sich denn hier konzentrieren, wenn die sich ständig ausziehen!

How are we supposed to concentrate when they're constantly taking their clothes off!

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Gibt's denn hier kein warmes Wasser?

Isn't there any hot water here?

— Broker - Familie gesucht (2022)

Wo sind wir denn hier?

Where are we, anyway?

— La Strada - Das Lied der Straße (1954)

Was machen wir denn hier?

What are we doing here?

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Wie soll ich denn hier reinkommen?

How am I supposed to get in here?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Was macht sie denn hier?

What is she doing here?

— Inception (2010)

Was geht denn hier vor?

What's going on here?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Was macht dieser Mann denn hier?

What is this man doing here?

— Die Besucher (1993)

Tut denn hier keiner was?

Isn't anyone doing anything here?

— Der Schacht (2019)

Was haben wir denn hier, Gentlemen?

Well, what do we have here, gentlemen?

— Stirb langsam (1988)

Wer schreibt denn hier?

Who is writing this?

— Control (2007)

Was gibt's denn hier zu sehen?!

What is there to see here?!

— Asphalt-Haie (1980)

Was zum Teufel machst du denn hier?

What the hell are you doing here?

— Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten (1998)

Was machen Sie denn hier so ganz allein, die Wellen zählen?

What are you doing here all alone, counting the waves?

— Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten (1998)

Hat denn hier keiner eine verdammte Pistole?

Doesn't anyone here have a damn gun?

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Teil 1 (2012)

Was wollt ihr denn hier?

What do you want here?

— A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Warum seid ihr da denn hier?

Why are you here?

Howie, was willst Du denn hier?

Howie, what do you want here?

— State and Main (2000)

Wie ist die denn hier gelandet?

How did she end up here?

— Von ganzem Herzen (1998)

Was stinkt denn hier so?

What smells so bad here?

— Tampopo (1985)

Was macht er denn hier?

What is he doing here?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Sind wir denn hier im Theater?

Are we in a theater here?

— Der Zauber von Malèna (2000)

Mensch, wo sind wir denn hier, in der Schweiz?

Good grief, where are we—in Switzerland?

— Die Reise des jungen Che (2004)

Leutnant Tanaka, was tun Sie denn hier?

Lieutenant Tanaka, what are you doing here?

— Assassination (2015)