was hat er

what did he, what does he have

→ was

phrase Common #5,993

what did he This phrase is usually followed by a past participle. German often uses this form where English uses the simple past.

GE: Was hat er gekocht?

EN: What did he cook?

Und was hat er gemacht?

And what did he do?

— Montags in der Sonne (2002)

Was hat er mit dir gemacht?

What did he do to you?

— Bin-Jip - Leere Häuser (2004)

Was hat er bei dir im Zimmer gemacht?

What did he do in your room?

Was hat er wieder angestellt?

What has he done now?

— Das Kanu des Manitu (2025)

Was hat er dir angeboten?

What did he offer you?

— Konklave (2024)

Was hat er erwidert?

What did he reply?

Was hat er genommen?

What did he take?

— Wild Tales - Jeder dreht mal durch! (2014)

Du bist doch mal weggelaufen, was hat er da gemacht?

You did run away once, didn’t you? What did he do then?

— La Strada - Das Lied der Straße (1954)

Doch was hat er getan?

But what did he do?

— La La Land (2016)

Was hat er getan?

What did he do?

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Und was hat er noch gesagt?

And what else did he say?

— Das Leben ist schön (1997)

Was hat er nachgesehen?

What did he look for?

Was hat er an die Tafel geschrieben?

What did he write on the board?

Was hat er sonst noch gesagt?

What else did he say?

Was hat er denn getan?

What did he do?

— Oldboy (2003)

Was hat er dich gefragt?

What did he ask you?

Was hat er dir wirklich gesagt?

What did he really tell you?

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Aber als er in das Gefängnis kam und mich erblickte, was hat er getan?

But when he came to the prison and saw me, what did he do?

— Nürnberg (2025)

Und was hat er daraus gelernt?

And what did he learn from it?

Was hat er hier gemacht?

What was he doing here?

Ah, was hat er geschrieben?

Ah, what did he write?

— Whiplash (2014)

Was hat er mit all dem zu tun?

What does he have to do with all this?

— Feld der Träume (1989)

Was hat er Ihnen gestohlen?

What did he steal from you?

— Falling Down - Ein ganz normaler Tag (1993)

Was hat er nun schon wieder angestellt?

What has he done now?

Oh, was hat er ihr denn gesagt?

Oh, what did he say to her?

— Der Postmann (1994)

Was hat er befohlen?

What did he order?

— Eine Frage der Ehre (1992)

Was hat er diesmal gesagt?

What did he say this time?

Was hat er draußen gemacht?

What was he doing outside?

— Carandiru (2003)

Was hat er genau gesagt?

What exactly did he say?

— Der Schacht (2019)

Was hat er getan!

What has he done!

— Amarcord (1973)

Was hat er jetzt angestellt?

What has he done now?

— Anora (2024)

Was hat er mit meinem Fleisch gemacht?

What did he do with my flesh?

Was hat er an die Tafel gemalt?

What did he draw on the board?

Was hat er bereut?

What did he regret?

— Stalker (1979)

Was hat er über das Geld gesagt?

What did he say about the money?

— Zwei glorreiche Halunken (1966)

Was hat er denn gemacht?

What did he do?

— Mommy (2014)

Was hat er dir gesagt?

What did he tell you?

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Was hat er für mich getan?

What did he do for me?

— Malcolm X (1992)

Was hat er grade gesagt?

What did he just say?

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Was hat er mir zu erzählen?

What does he have to tell me?

— Devdas - Flamme unserer Liebe (2002)

Was hat er Ihnen gesagt?

What did he tell you?

Was hat er noch gesagt?

What else did he say?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Was hat er aus der Luftwaffe gemacht?

What did he do with the air force?

— Der Untergang (2004)

Was hat er dich gelehrt?

What did he teach you?

— American Gangster (2007)

Was hat er dir über das Geld erzählt?

What did he tell you about the money?

— Zwei glorreiche Halunken (1966)

Was hat er gemacht?

What did he do?

— American Gangster (2007)

Und, was hat er geantwortet?

And what did he answer?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

phrase Uncommon #18,448

what does he have With vor, was hat er vor means “what is he planning?”

GE: Was hat er in seiner Tasche?

EN: What does he have in his bag?

Was hat er in der Hand?

What does he have in his hand?

Was hat er an der Hand?

What is wrong with his hand?

— Schmetterling und Taucherglocke (2007)

Was hat er nur vor?

What on earth is he up to?

— Suzume (2022)

Was hat er jetzt vor?

What is he planning to do now?

Was hat er da drin?

What's in there?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Was hat er?

What's wrong with him?

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Was hat er gegen Sie?

What does he have against you?

— La Strada - Das Lied der Straße (1954)

Was hat er vor?

What is he up to?

— Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten (2001)

Was hat er schon wieder?

What's wrong with him now?

— Hass (1995)

Was hat er sonst noch in sich?

What else does he have inside him?

— Von ganzem Herzen (1998)

Was hat er da?

What does he have there?

— The Bridge (1959)