was haben wir

what do we have, what did we

→ was

phrase Uncommon #13,724

what do we have Often used rhetorically, especially in questions like 'Was haben wir denn da?' meaning 'What do we have here?'

GE: Was haben wir denn hier?

EN: What do we have here?

Was haben wir denn hier?

What do we have here?

— Léon - Der Profi (1994)

Was haben wir doch für ein Glück, heute abend hiersein zu können!

How lucky we are to be here tonight!

Nun, was haben wir denn hier?

Well, what do we have here?

Was haben wir jetzt davon?

What do we get out of this now?

— Im Westen nichts Neues (2022)

Was haben wir sonst noch?

What else do we have?

Was haben wir denn, Richie?

What's the matter, Richie?

— American Gangster (2007)

Was haben wir vor?

What are our plans?

— The Secret Agent (2025)

Was haben wir denn hier, Gentlemen?

Well, what do we have here, gentlemen?

— Stirb langsam (1988)

Was haben wir doch für ein Glück, heute abend hiersein zu dürfen!

How lucky we are to be here tonight!

Was haben wir hier?

What do we have here?

— Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Was haben wir schon zu verlieren?

What do we have to lose?

Was haben wir denn, Malcolm?

What's going on, Malcolm?

— Malcolm X (1992)

Augenblick, was haben wir denn hier?

Wait a second, what do we have here?

— Pinocchio (2019)

Was haben wir mit dem zu schaffen?

What do we have to do with him?

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Was haben wir beide denn zu besprechen?

What do the two of us have to discuss?

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Mugen Train (2020)

Was haben wir denn?

What do we have here?

— Malcolm X (1992)

Was haben wir?

What do we have?

— Mystic River (2003)

phrase Uncommon #15,620

what did we Often used at the start of a question or exclamation about a past action.

GE: Was haben wir heute gelernt?

EN: What did we learn today?

Was haben wir getan, dass man uns mit dieser Steuer bestraft?

What have we done to be punished with this tax?

— Lagaan - Es war einmal in Indien (2001)

Was haben wir denn gesagt?

What did we say?

— Ikiru - Einmal wirklich leben (1952)

Was haben wir falsch gemacht?

What did we do wrong?

— Eine Frage der Ehre (1992)

Was haben wir getan?

What did we do?

— Alles steht Kopf (2015)

Was haben wir denn angefahren?

What did we hit?

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Was haben wir gelacht!

How we laughed!

Was haben wir erlebt?

What did we experience?

— Die Schneegesellschaft (2023)

Was haben wir getan, dass wir so bestraft werden?

What did we do to deserve this punishment?

Was haben wir sonst vergessen?

What else have we forgotten?

— Kevin - Allein zu Haus (1990)

Was haben wir denn getan?

What did we do?

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Was haben wir für Tage gesehen!

What days we've seen!

— Henry V (1989)

So was haben wir hier noch nie erlebt.

We've never experienced anything like this here before.

— American Gangster (2007)

Was haben wir getroffen?

What did we meet?

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Mädels, was haben wir besprochen?

Girls, what did we discuss?

— Parallelwelten (2018)

Was haben wir rausgefunden?

What did we find out?

— Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002)