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How do you say "What do you dislike?" in German?
Was magst du nicht?
In German, "What do you dislike?" is Was magst du nicht?.
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Pronunciation
Vahs MAHKST doo nikht. This adds nicht (not) to the previous question.
Grammar notes
Nicht negates the verb. This reverses the meaning to dislike.
Example sentence
Was magst du nicht?
What do you dislike?
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How to remember Was magst du nicht?
Add nicht after magst du to flip the meaning from like to dislike.
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Questions about Was magst du nicht?
How do you say "What do you dislike?" in German?
In German, "What do you dislike?" is Was magst du nicht?. It is a noun.
How is Was magst du nicht? written in German?
Was magst du nicht? is written using the standard German script.
How is Was magst du nicht? used in a sentence?
Use Was magst du nicht? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Was magst du nicht? (What do you dislike?).
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"What do you dislike?" in other languages
- Japanese 何が嫌いですか？ (nani ga kirai desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 안 좋아해요? (mueoseul an joahaeyo?)
- Chinese 你不喜欢什么? (nǐ bù xǐ huān shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué no te gusta?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué no te gusta?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu n'aimes pas ?
- Italian Cosa non ti piace?
- Russian Что тебе не нравится? (čto tebe ne nravitsja?)
- Greek Τι δεν σου αρέσει; (ti dhen su aresi)
- Arabic أنت مش بتحب إيه؟ (inta mish bithibb 'ieeh)
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