was er denkt

what he thinks

→ was

phrase Rare #25,026

what he thinks Introduces a subordinate clause referring to a man's opinion or thoughts. The word order is different from a direct question: Was denkt er? means “What does he think?”, while was er denkt means “what he thinks.”

GE: Ich möchte wissen, was er denkt.

EN: I would like to know what he thinks.

Wenn Tom zurückkommt, fragen wir ihn, was er denkt!

When Tom comes back, we'll ask him what he thinks!

Ich werde Tom fragen, was er denkt.

I’ll ask Tom what he thinks.

Er sagt, was er denkt.

He says what he thinks.

Einer von uns muss Tom fragen, was er denkt.

One of us has to ask Tom what he thinks.

Jeder hat das Recht zu sagen, was er denkt.

Everyone has the right to say what they think.

Vergiss was er denkt, das ist nicht deine verdammte These.

Forget what he thinks, that's not your damn theory.

— Tesis - Faszination des Grauens (1996)

Tom sagt, was er denkt.

Tom says what he thinks.