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was hätten Sie

what would you have

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what would you have Formal and polite question form used to ask what someone would have done, said, or wanted in a hypothetical situation.
GE: Was hätten Sie an meiner Stelle getan?
EN: What would you have done in my place?

Was hätten Sie denn getan?

What would you have done?

— In ihren Augen (2009)

Was hätten Sie an meiner Stelle getan?

What would you have done in my place?

— Die Legende vom Ozeanpianisten (1998)

Was hätten Sie getan?

What would you have done?

Was hätten Sie anders gemacht?

What would you have done differently?

Was hätten Sie an Toms Stelle getan?

What would you have done in Tom’s place?

Was hätten Sie gern?

What would you like?

— Tampopo (1985)

Was hätten Sie an seiner Stelle getan?

What would you have done in his place?

Was hätten Sie ihr gesagt?

What would you have said to her?