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zu tun, was

to do what

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phrase Uncommon #15,530
to do what Usually introduces an action or requirement, as in „zu tun, was nötig ist“ (“to do what is necessary”).
GE: Er versprach, zu tun, was nötig war.
EN: He promised to do what was necessary.

Einer der Schlüssel zum Glück besteht darin, das zu tun, was einem Spaß macht.

One of the keys to happiness is doing what you enjoy.

Tom brachte es fertig, alles zu tun, was man von ihm erwartete.

Tom managed to do everything that was expected of him.

Du solltest dich bemühen, nichts zu tun, was andere nervt.

You should try not to do anything that annoys others.

Das hat damit was zu tun, was ich dich fragen will.

That has something to do with what I want to ask you.

— Alles eine Frage der Zeit (2013)

Sie brauchen nichts zu tun, was Sie nicht wollen.

You don't have to do anything you don't want to do.

Etwas zu tun, was die Leute mögen.

Doing something that people like.

— La La Land (2016)

Sie hatte nicht genügend Zeit, um all das zu tun, was sie wollte.

She didn’t have enough time to do everything she wanted to do.

Es gelang Tom nicht zu tun, was er angekündigt hatte.

Tom wasn't able to do what he had announced.

Ich hatte keine andere Wahl, als zu tun, was Tom von mir verlangte.

I had no choice but to do what Tom asked me to do.

Sie brachte ihn dazu, alles zu tun, was sie von ihm wollte.

She made him do everything she wanted him to do.

Einer der Schlüssel zum Glück ist, das zu tun, was dir Spaß macht.

One of the keys to happiness is doing what you enjoy.

Frau Smith kann ihren Mann dazu bringen, alles zu tun, was sie will.

Mrs. Smith can get her husband to do anything she wants.

Ich bin hier, um zu tun, was ich kann.

I’m here to do what I can.

Es hat nichts mit dem Haus zu tun, was passiert ist.

What happened has nothing to do with the house.

— Das Leben der Anderen (2006)

Tom hat nicht die Absicht, das zu tun, was Maria ihm aufgetragen hat.

Tom has no intention of doing what Maria asked him to do.

Sie weigerte sich, das zu tun, was sie wollten.

She refused to do what they wanted.

Wir hatten kaum Zeit, alles zu tun, was getan werden musste.

We barely had time to do everything that needed to be done.

Tom blieb nichts anderes übrig, als zu tun, was man von ihm verlangte.

Tom had no choice but to do what was asked of him.

Tom stimmte zu, zu tun, was wir ihn fragten.

Tom agreed to do what we asked him.