was hier vorgeht

what's going on here

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phrase Rare #40,871
what's going on here Used to ask or refer to what is happening in a situation.
GE: Kannst du mir erklären, was hier vorgeht?
EN: Can you explain what's going on here?

Was hier vorgeht?

What's going on here?

— Wicked: Teil 2 (2025)

Weißt du, was hier vorgeht?

Do you know what's going on here?

Ich denke nicht, dass irgendjemand weiß, was hier vorgeht.

I don't think anyone knows what's going on here.

— Titanic (1997)

Herr Hauptmann, was hier vorgeht, entspricht in keiner Weise den Vorschriften.

Captain, what's going on here is in no way in accordance with regulations.

— Der Hauptmann (2018)

Du hast keine Ahnung, was hier vorgeht.

You have no idea what's going on here.

— Stalker (1979)