was hat

what has, what did

→ was

phrase Very common #773

what has The verb form changes with the subject: was hast du, was hat er/sie/es, was haben wir/sie. It is also used in common questions such as Was hast du vor? (“What are you planning?”).

GE: Was hat er in der Tasche?

EN: What does he have in his bag?

Was hat das Zaubereiministerium nur gegen mich?

What does the Ministry of Magic have against me?

— Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (2007)

Was hat der Mensch für Gewinn von all seiner Mühe, die er hat unter der Sonne?

What profit has a man from all his labor that he puts into under the sun?

Was hat das damit zu tun?

What does that have to do with it?

— Alles über meine Mutter (1999)

Was hat der vor?

What is he planning?

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Neidisch ist, wenn jemand nicht sehen kann, dass ein anderer was hat.

Envy is when someone can't stand seeing another person have something.

— Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Scheiße, was hat Moskau damit zu tun?

Shit, what does Moscow have to do with this?

— Leviathan (2014)

Was hat Papa damit zu tun?

What does Dad have to do with it?

— Aquarius (2016)

Was hat es mit der Kammer des Schreckens auf sich?

What is the story behind the Chamber of Secrets?

— Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002)

Was hat das nur zu bedeuten?

What could this possibly mean?

— Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (2001)

Was hat Tom sonst noch?

What else does Tom have?

Was hat die Kirche damit zu tun?

What does the church have to do with this?

— Opfer (1986)

Was hat die da auf?

What is she wearing on her head?

— Wicked (2024)

Was hat das Geheimnis damit zu tun, dass die Reptilien weggezogen sind?

What does the secret have to do with the reptiles moving away?

— Zoomania 2 (2025)

Was hat dieser Magier nur vor?

What is this magician planning?

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradoxe Helix (2008)

Was hat Amor damit zu tun?

What does Cupid have to do with it?

— Broker - Familie gesucht (2022)

Was hat das alles mit Liliana zu tun?

What does all this have to do with Liliana?

— In ihren Augen (2009)

Aber was hat der Koch, das neu ist?

But what does the chef have that is new?

— Ratatouille (2007)

Was hat ein kleiner Beamter hier zu suchen?

What is a low-ranking civil servant doing here?

— Hero (2002)

Was hat so ein Bild in Toms Zimmer zu suchen?

What’s a picture like that doing in Tom’s room?

Was hat Madame Suzanne heute Gutes?

What good has Madame Suzanne done today?

— Die fabelhafte Welt der Amélie (2001)

Was hat Nico damit zu tun?

What does Nico have to do with this?

— Parallelwelten (2018)

Wenn sie uns jetzt rettet, was hat dann meine Figur noch groß zu tun?

If she saves us now, what role does my character still play?

— Anaconda (2025)

Was hat Tom vor?

What is Tom up to?

Was hat die Pizzeria für eine Telefonnummer?

What’s the pizzeria’s phone number?

Was hat der Angeklagte zu sagen?

What does the defendant have to say?

— Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)

Was hat Tom?

What's wrong with Tom?

Was hat die für ein Problem?

What's her problem?

— Raw (2017)

Was hat der Mann?

What does the man have?

— Die Reise des jungen Che (2004)

Thomas, was hat das mit der Sache zu tun?

Thomas, what does that have to do with it?

— The Teachers' Lounge (2023)

Aber was hat das alles mit CLAY zu tun?

But what does any of this have to do with CLAY?

— Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher (2014)

Was hat Tom die Wahl gekostet?

What did the election cost Tom?

Was hat der für ein Problem?

What's his problem?

— The Long Walk - Todesmarsch (2025)

Was hat Margot damit zu tun?

What does Margot have to do with it?

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Was hat es in seinen Taschen?

What's in its pockets?

— Der Hobbit - Eine unerwartete Reise (2012)

Was hat Rachel denn bitte zu bieten?

What does Rachel have to offer?

— Crazy Rich (2018)

Was hat Tom nach seinem Abschluss vor?

What does Tom plan to do after graduating?

Was hat Tom wirklich vor?

What is Tom really planning?

Was hat die Zeit damit zu tun?

What does time have to do with it?

— Die Reue (1987)

Was hat ihn dann so verärgert, frage ich mich?

So what made him so angry, I wonder?

Was hat das Foto zu bedeuten?

What does the photo mean?

— Mulholland Drive - Straße der Finsternis (2001)

Was hat Tom an?

What is Tom wearing?

Was hat das für einen Sinn?

What's the point of that?

— Mystic River (2003)

Was hat ein Regenschirm hier zu suchen?

What’s an umbrella doing here?

— Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Was hat Tom jetzt vor?

What is Tom planning to do now?

Was hat die denn an?

What is she wearing?

— Wicked (2024)

Was hat jede Diktatur?

What does every dictatorship have?

— Die Welle (2008)

Was hat das Mädchen da auf dem Kopf?

What does that girl have on her head?

— The Secret Agent (2025)

Was hat der Mann an der Hand?

What does the man have on his hand?

— Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)

Was hat das alles mit meinem Sohn zu tun?

What does all this have to do with my son?

— Hamnet (2025)

Boss Tanaka, was hat dieser Ausbruch zu bedeuten?

Boss Tanaka, what does this outburst mean?

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

Was hat der damit zu tun?

What does he have to do with it?

— Rebecca (1940)

Was hat das hiermit zu tun?

What does that have to do with this?

Was hat unser Kind mit dem Ganzen zu tun?

What does our child have to do with all this?

— Der Postmann (1994)

Was hat dich so lange gebraucht?

What took you so long?

— Ermittlungen gegen einen über jeden Verdacht erhabenen Bürger (1970)

Was hat das überhaupt zu bedeuten?

What is that even supposed to mean?

— GoodFellas (1990)

Was hat die Schule damit zu tun?

What does school have to do with it?

— The Host (2006)

Was hat Wurzeln, man kann sie kaum sehen?

What has roots that are barely visible?

— Der Hobbit - Eine unerwartete Reise (2012)

phrase Common #3,108

what did Begins a question about what someone or something did. German often uses the present perfect where English uses the simple past.

GE: Was hat sie heute gekocht?

EN: What did she cook today?

Was hat Tom Maria gegeben?

What did Tom give Maria?

Was hat der Junge geantwortet?

What did the boy answer?

Was hat Tom dazu gebracht, das zu tun?

What made Tom do this?

Was hat Draco mit diesem merkwürdigen Schrank gemacht?

What did Draco do with that strange wardrobe?

— Harry Potter und der Halbblutprinz (2009)

Was hat Tom dieses Mal gemacht?

What did Tom do this time?

Was hat Ihnen das gesagt?

What did that tell you?

Was hat Tom dir zu Weihnachten geschenkt?

What did Tom give you for Christmas?

Was hat Loki dir getan?

What did Loki do to you?

— Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Was hat Tom gefunden?

What did Tom find?

Was hat Mom erzählt?

What did Mom say?

— Alles eine Frage der Zeit (2013)

Was hat Tom heute gemacht?

What did Tom do today?

Nozomi, was hat Juri gestern zu Abend gegessen?

Nozomi, what did Juri have for dinner yesterday?

— Shoplifters - Familienbande (2018)

Was hat Tom jetzt gemacht?

What did Tom do now?

Was hat Sami zu einem Killer gemacht?

What made Sami a killer?

Was hat Tom wohl in meinem Zimmer gemacht?

I wonder what Tom was doing in my room?

Und was hat Emilio auf dem Teppich gemacht?

And what was Emilio doing on the carpet?

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

Was hat Tom Ihnen gesagt?

What did Tom tell you?

Was hat ihr gefehlt?

What was she missing?

— Rebecca (1940)

Was hat der Befehlshaber dieser Stadt beschlossen?

What has the commander of this city decided?

— Henry V (1989)

Was hat Tom auf die Tafel geschrieben?

What did Tom write on the board?

Was hat der Kunde gesagt?

What did the customer say?

— Ratatouille (2007)

Was hat Tom dazu veranlasst?

What prompted Tom to do this?

Was hat der Zahnarzt gesagt?

What did the dentist say?

Was hat Ethel gesagt?

What did Ethel say?

— Die Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Was hat das gekostet?

How much did that cost?

— Mommy (2014)

Was hat Tom dir gestohlen?

What did Tom steal from you?

Was hat Ihre Quelle noch gesagt?

What else did your source say?

— Blow Out - Der Tod löscht alle Spuren (1981)

Die Frau heute, was hat die gehabt?

The woman today—what did she have?

— Das weiße Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte (2009)

Was hat Tom euch gesagt?

What did Tom tell you?

Was hat Tom gesehen?

What did Tom see?

Was hat Tom in deinem Zimmer gemacht?

What did Tom do in your room?

So was hat noch niemand gemacht.

No one has ever done anything like that before.

— The Long Walk - Todesmarsch (2025)

Was hat Papa gesagt?

What did Dad say?

Was hat das wohl mit mir gemacht?

What effect did that have on me?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Was hat Tom letzte Nacht getan?

What did Tom do last night?

Was hat die Analyse ergeben?

What did the analysis reveal?

Was hat denn der Scheiß jetzt gekostet hier?

How much did this shit cost, anyway?

— Gegen die Wand (2004)

Gus, was hat Dad beruflich gemacht?

Gus, what did Dad do for a living?

— Lars und die Frauen (2007)

Und was hat Ihr Vater geantwortet?

And what did your father say?

— The Edge of Heaven (2007)

Was hat Tom Ihnen sonst noch beigebracht?

What else did Tom teach you?

Was hat der Graf denn über mich gesagt?

What did the Count say about me?

— Die Taschendiebin (2016)

Was hat das Mädchen gesagt?

What did the girl say?

— Delicatessen (1991)

Was hat Tom dazu bewogen?

What motivated Tom to do this?

Was hat Cook dir gesagt?

What did Cook tell you?

— Drive (2011)

Was hat das bei euch bewirkt?

What effect did that have on you?

— Die Braut des Prinzen (1987)

Was hat Tom dir je getan?

What has Tom ever done to you?

Was hat Kumi gemacht?

What did Kumi do?

Was hat Tom falsch gemacht?

What did Tom do wrong?

Was hat Tom gestohlen?

What did Tom steal?

Was hat Oprah gesagt?

What did Oprah say?

Was hat Tom jemals für mich gemacht?

What has Tom ever done for me?

Was hat dein Hund gefressen?

What did your dog eat?

Was hat die Granate mit dir gemacht?

What did the grenade do to you?

— PK - Andere Sterne, andere Sitten (2014)

Was hat Tante Paula dazu gesagt?

What did Aunt Paula say about it?

— Volver - Zurückkehren (2006)

Was hat der Arzt über Fengxias Gesundheitszustand gesagt?

What did the doctor say about Fengxia's health condition?

— Leben! (1994)

Was hat diese Tasche auf dem Flur verloren, wo jeder darüber stolpern kann?

What is that bag doing in the hallway where anyone could trip over it?

Was hat der Kardiologe gesagt?

What did the cardiologist say?

Was hat das alles gekostet?

How much did all of that cost?

Was hat Tom dazu getrieben?

What drove Tom to do this?

Was hat meine Mama falsch gemacht?

What did my mom do wrong?

— The Teachers' Lounge (2023)

Was hat der Pilot gesagt?

What did the pilot say?

Was hat Emily sich nur gedacht?

What was Emily thinking?

— David Copperfield - Einmal Reichtum und zurück (2019)

Was hat Tom dir gesagt?

What did Tom tell you?

Was hat Ihr Informant gesagt?

What did your informant say?

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

Was hat Tom dort drinnen gemacht?

What was Tom doing in there?

Was hat Long'er gemacht?

What did Long'er do?

— Leben! (1994)

Was hat Tom genommen?

What did Tom take?

Was hat Mr. Kartell am Handy über Jackie gesagt?

What did Mr. Kartell say about Jackie on the phone?

— The Rip (2026)

Was hat Tom in Ihrem Zimmer gemacht?

What did Tom do in your room?

Was hat Papa gemacht?

What did Dad do?

Was hat das verursacht?

What caused this?

Was hat Tom vergessen?

What did Tom forget?

Was hat die Mama dann gesagt?

What did the mother say then?

— Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher (2014)

Was hat denn so lang gedauert?

What took so long?

— The Chaser (2008)

Was hat Tom über mich gesagt?

What did Tom say about me?

Und was hat Frankie gesagt?

And what did Frankie say?

— Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

Was hat Tom Ihnen je getan?

What has Tom ever done to you?

Was hat der Depp angestellt?

What did that idiot do?

— War Machine (2026)

Was hat dieser Tom gesagt?

What did this Tom say?

Was hat Tom aufgehalten?

What stopped Tom?

Was hat Bell erfunden?

What did Bell invent?

Aber was hat das Ferkel da gemacht?

But what was the piglet doing there?

— Die Teuflischen (1955)

Was hat Tom dem Hund zu fressen gegeben?

What did Tom feed the dog?

Was hat Fellini noch gesagt?

What else did Fellini say?

— Die Hand Gottes (2021)

Was hat Tom dir im Gegenzug gegeben?

What did Tom give you in return?

Was hat Joe gesagt?

What did Joe say?

— Reservoir Dogs - Wilde Hunde (1992)

Was hat Tom euch sonst noch beigebracht?

What else did Tom teach you?

Was hat Marcello gesagt?

What did Marcello say?

— Das süße Leben (1960)

Was hat Tom gestern gemacht?

What did Tom do yesterday?

Was hat Nikola Tesla erfunden?

What did Nikola Tesla invent?

Was hat Tom in eurem Zimmer gemacht?

What did Tom do in your room?

Was hat Peggotty früher immer gesagt, was dir so gefallen hat?

What did Peggotty always say that you liked so much?

— David Copperfield - Einmal Reichtum und zurück (2019)

Was hat Tom mit dem Geld gemacht?

What did Tom do with the money?

Was hat die Frau denn erzählt?

So, what did the woman say?

— Rashomon - Das Lustwäldchen (1950)

Was hat Tom vorgeschlagen?

What did Tom suggest?

Was hat Sméagol ihm jemals getan?

What did Sméagol ever do to him?

— Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (2003)

Was hat der Arzt gesagt?

What did the doctor say?

— Alles über meine Mutter (1999)

Was hat dies verursacht?

What caused this?