How do you say "What do you want?" in German?

In German, "What do you want?" is Was wünschst du dir?. It is a phrase.

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How do you say "What do you want?" in German?

In German, "What do you want?" is Was wünschst du dir?. It is a phrase. The word is spelled Was wünschst du dir? and pronounced as written, following German pronunciation rules.

Is Was wünschst du dir? masculine or feminine?

Was wünschst du dir? is a phrase in German. Gender applies mainly to nouns and adjectives in this language.

How is Was wünschst du dir? used in a sentence?

Use Was wünschst du dir? as you would use the equivalent phrase in English. In German, word order and agreement rules determine how Was wünschst du dir? fits into a sentence.

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