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what was Used to ask about something in the past.
GE: Was war dein Lieblingsfach in der Schule?
EN: What was your favorite subject at school?

Was haben sich die Gauner geholt, was war es wert?

What did the crooks take, and what was it worth?

— Der Hauptmann (2018)

Was war, was sein wird, alles.

What was, what will be, everything.

— Montags in der Sonne (2002)

Was war der schönste Tag Ihres Lebens?

What was the best day of your life?

— Das süße Leben (1960)

Hab die Lösung, aber was war die Frage?

I have the solution, but what was the question?

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Was war ihr Geschenk?

What was her gift?

— Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten (2001)

Oh nein, was war es noch?

Oh no, what else was it?

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Was war meine einzige Bitte?

What was my only request?

— Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

Was war dein erster Eindruck von London?

What was your first impression of London?

Was war Ihre Strategie?

What was your strategy?

Was war auf Candyland los?

What was going on at Candyland?

— Django Unchained (2012)

Was war da drin?

What was in there?

— Andhadhun (2018)

Was war zwischen ihm und seiner Mutter?

What was the relationship between him and his mother?

— Dune: Part Two (2024)

Was war?

What happened?

— Wicked (2024)

Na komm, Santa, was war?

Come on, Santa, what was it?

— Montags in der Sonne (2002)

Was war der Grund?

What was the reason?

— Die Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Was war es denn dann?

Then what was it, after all?

— The Return - Die Rückkehr (2003)

Was war hier?

What happened here?

— Die Hand Gottes (2021)

Was war in Englisch mit dir los?

What was going on with you in English?

— The Bridge (1959)

Was war davor?

What was before that?

— Er ist wieder da (2015)

Was war Ihr Hauptfach?

What was your major subject?

— Rushmore (1998)

Was war mit Ihrer Arbeit?

What happened with your work?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Was war deine Ausrede?

What was your excuse?

— Rushmore (1998)

Und was war euer Plan?

And what was your plan?

— Who Am I – Kein System ist sicher (2014)

Was war Toms Ziel?

What was Tom’s goal?

Was war mit dem Dolch der Frau?

What about the woman's dagger?

— Rashomon - Das Lustwäldchen (1950)

Was war bloß mit ihr los?

What on earth was wrong with her?

Was war mit dir?

What happened to you?

— Blow Out - Der Tod löscht alle Spuren (1981)

Was war da?

What was there?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Was war so schwer,"Schwert"zu schreiben?

What was so hard about spelling “sword”?.

— Hero (2002)

Was war der Club der toten Dichter?

What was the Dead Poets Society?

— Der Club der toten Dichter (1989)

Was war der Trick?

What was the trick?

— La Grande Bellezza - Die große Schönheit (2013)

Was war es noch?

What was it again?

— Falling Down - Ein ganz normaler Tag (1993)

Was war los?

What happened?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Was war dein Motiv?

What was your motive?

— Ermittlungen gegen einen über jeden Verdacht erhabenen Bürger (1970)

Und was war dann?

And then what happened?

— Harry Potter und der Feuerkelch (2005)

Was war Ihr erster Eindruck?

What was your first impression?

— The Secret Agent (2025)

Was war deine Strategie?

What was your strategy?

Und was war mit dir?

And what about you?

— Sie küssten und sie schlugen ihn (1959)

Was war an unserer Methode falsch?

What was wrong with our method?

Er gibt mir die Schuld an dem, was war.

He blames me for what happened.

— Falling Down - Ein ganz normaler Tag (1993)

Was war da doch gleich?

What was that again?

— M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)

Was war nicht richtig?

What wasn't right?

— Dangal - Die Hoffnung auf den großen Sieg (2016)

Was war darin?

What was in it?

— Die Teuflischen (1955)

Was war was?

What was what?

— Feld der Träume (1989)

Was war, wenn deine Eltern Streit hatten?

What if your parents argued?

— Anatomie eines Falls (2023)

Was war der Grund deines Streits?

What was the reason for your argument?

Was war ihre Erklärung?

What was their explanation?

Was war dein erstes Mobiltelefon?

What was your first mobile phone?

Dass ich was war?

That I was what?

— The Teachers' Lounge (2023)

Was war Toms Plan?

What was Tom's plan?

Was war auf dem Handy?

What was on the phone?

— Die Frau im Nebel (2022)

Was war da mit dem Bahnhof?

What was that about the train station?

— The Bridge (1959)

Was war so komisch?

What was so funny?

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Was war der Plan?

What was the plan?

Was war hinter dem Lattenzaun?

What was behind the picket fence?

— Lohn der Angst (1953)

Was war in dem Briefumschlag, den Tom dir gegeben hat?

What was in the envelope Tom gave you?

Was war dein Hauptfach?

What was your major subject?

— Burning (2018)

Was war Ihr Plan?

What was your plan?

— The Negotiator (2025)

Was war deine Karte?

What was your card?

— Die Unfassbaren 3 - Now you see me (2025)

Was war an dem Tag los mit dir?

What was wrong with you that day?

— Die Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Was war mit dem Kopf?

What was wrong with your head?

— Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

Was war da an der Metro los?

What was going on at the metro?

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

Was war neulich im Hof los?

What was going on in the courtyard the other day?

— Der Club der toten Dichter (1989)

Was war dann mit der Schwarzen?

What happened to the Black woman then?

— Carandiru (2003)

Was war unter der Lampe?

What was under the lamp?