was bringt Sie

what brings you

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what brings you A polite or formal way to ask what caused someone to come somewhere or what motivated them to do something. “Sie” is the formal form of “you.”

GE: Was bringt Sie heute zu uns?

EN: What brings you here today?

Was bringt Sie garantiert jedesmal zum Lächeln?

What is guaranteed to make you smile every time?

Was bringt Sie in die Stadt?

What brings you to the city?

— Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (1968)

Was bringt Sie dazu, so zu denken?

What makes you think that way?

Was bringt Sie hier in den Norden?

What brings you up north?

— Oppenheimer (2023)