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was los war

what was going on

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what was going on The past-tense form of “was los sein,” used to ask or describe what was happening or what was wrong.
GE: Ich wusste nicht, was los war.
EN: I didn’t know what was going on.

Ich ließ alles stehen und liegen und ging nach draußen nachsehen, was los war.

I dropped everything and went outside to see what was going on.

Ich habe Tom nicht gesagt, was los war.

I didn't tell Tom what was going on.

Wir wussten, was los war.

We knew what was going on.

Frag sie mal nach den Tagen und Nächten, wo sie nicht wussten, was los war.

Ask them about the days and nights when they didn't know what was going on.

— M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)

Layla hatte keine Ahnung, was los war.

Layla had no idea what was going on.