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was tun sie

what are they doing

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phrase Uncommon #10,699
what are they doing Here, sie means “they,” not the formal “you.”
GE: Was tun sie heute Abend?
EN: What are they doing tonight?

Opa will nicht runter, was tun sie mit ihm?

Grandpa won’t come down. What are they doing to him?

— Rom, offene Stadt (1945)

Was tun sie hier?

What are they doing here?

— Indian Love Story - Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Was tun sie da?

What are they doing there?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Was tun sie hier genau?

What exactly are you doing here?

Was tun sie?

What are they doing?

— Lagaan - Es war einmal in Indien (2001)

Was tun sie den ganzen Tag in Nanking?

What do they do all day in Nanking?

— The Flowers of War (2011)

Feiern die etwas oder was tun sie da?

Are they celebrating something, or what are they doing?

— Traum meines Lebens (1955)