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was Nettes

something nice

→ etwas
phrase Rare #37,469
something nice “Was” is a colloquial shortening of “etwas” (“something”); “Nettes” is capitalized because it is used as a noun.
GE: Sie hat mir was Nettes geschrieben.
EN: She wrote me something nice.

Hat nie was Nettes zu mir gesagt.

Never said anything nice to me.

— Loveless (2017)

Ich dachte, du sagst was Nettes.

I thought you were going to say something nice.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Sag mir was Nettes!

Say something nice to me!

— Drive (2011)

Du könntest was Nettes sagen.

You could say something nice.

— Happy Together (1997)

Ich will ihnen doch nur was Nettes sagen.

I just want to say something nice to them.

— Anora (2024)

Tante, warum kannst du nicht mal was Nettes über jemanden sagen?

Auntie, why can't you ever say something nice about someone?

— Ich gab Dir mein Herz, Geliebter - Hum dil de chuke sanam (1999)