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How do you say "What don't you want?" in German?
Was willst du nicht?
In German, "What don't you want?" is Was willst du nicht?.
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Pronunciation
Vahs VILST doo nikht. Willst rhymes with 'built', willst is present tense of wollen.
Grammar notes
Willst is the second-person singular of wollen (to want). Nicht negates it.
Example sentence
Was willst du nicht?
What don't you want?
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How to remember Was willst du nicht?
Wollen is will or want. Nicht makes it a negative.
Related words
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- What is the temperature on Tuesday? Wie hoch ist die Temperatur am Dienstag?
- What is the weather on Friday? Wie ist das Wetter am Freitag?
- What is the weather on Monday? Wie ist das Wetter am Montag?
- What is the weather on Saturday? Wie ist das Wetter am Samstag?
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Questions about Was willst du nicht?
How do you say "What don't you want?" in German?
In German, "What don't you want?" is Was willst du nicht?. It is a noun.
How is Was willst du nicht? written in German?
Was willst du nicht? is written using the standard German script.
How is Was willst du nicht? used in a sentence?
Use Was willst du nicht? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Was willst du nicht? (What don't you want?).
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"What don't you want?" in other languages
- Japanese 欲しくないものは何ですか？ (hoshikunai mono wa nan desu ka ？)
- Korean 무엇을 하고 싶지 않아요? (mueoseul hago sipji anayo?)
- Chinese 你不想要什么? (nǐ bù xiǎng yào shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué no quieres?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué no quieres?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu ne veux pas ?
- Italian Cosa non vuoi?
- Russian Что ты не хочешь? (čto ty ne hočešʹ?)
- Greek Τι δεν θες; (ti dhen thes)
- Arabic أنت مش عايز إيه؟ (inta mish Aaeyiz 'ieeh)
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