wat

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 See also 1.3 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Pronoun 2.3.1 Usage notes 2.4 Determiner 2.5 Adverb 3 Old High German 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Polish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 West Frisian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Adverb 5.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: wŏt, IPA: /wɒt/, SAMPA: /wQt/

  Homophones: watt, what

  Rhymes: -ɒt

[edit] Noun

wat (plural wats)

1. Buddhist temple, e.g., Angkor Wat.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• chedi
• pagoda
• stupa
• Wikipedia article on wats

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ATW
• taw
• TWA
• WTA

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Old Saxon hwat, from Germanic.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Pronoun

wat

1. (interrogative) what: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object

   (1) Wat is dat? — What is that?

   (2) Wat wil je doen? — What do you want to do?

2. (relative) what: e.g. (1) as the object of a sentence; (2) ditto

   (1) Ik weet niet wat ik wil doen. — I don't know what I want to do.

   (2) Jij moet afblijven wat je daar ziet. — You must not touch what you see there.

3. (relative) that: e.g. (1) modifying an indefinite pronoun like iets, niets, alles or het enige; (2) modifying an adjective that is used as a noun, usually a superlative

   (1) Geef mij maar alles wat eetbaar is. — Please give me everything that is edible.

   (2) Het duurste wat er was. — The most expensive that there was.

4. (relative) which: e.g. (1) modifying the demonstrative pronouns dat and datgene; (2) referring back to an entire sentence

   (1) Hij nam precies datgene wat ik had gewild — He took exactly that which I had wanted.

   (2) Jantje deed het in z’n broek, wat zijn moeder in verlegenheid bracht. — John did it in his pants, which embarrassed his mother

5. (indefinite) something: e.g. (1) as subject; (2) as subject complement

   (1) Daar loopt wat rond. — Something there is walking around.

   (2) Dat is aardig wat! — That is quite something! [i.e. "That is quite a lot!"]

[edit] Usage notes

A subclause following the relative pronoun wat is in SVO order.

[edit] Determiner

wat

1. some

   Ik wil graag wat kersen. — I want some cherries please.

[edit] Adverb

wat

1. a bit, somewhat

   Hij doet dat wat onbedachtzaam. — He does that somewhat unthoughtfully.

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[edit] Old High German

[edit] Etymology

Proto-Germanic *wadam, whence also Old English wæd, Old Norse vað (Icelandic vað).

[edit] Noun

wat n.

1. ford

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

wat m.

1. watt

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	wat	waty
Genitive	wata	watów
Dative	watowi	watom
Accusative	wat	waty
Instrumental	watem	watami
Locative	wacie	watach
Vocative	wacie	waty

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɔt/

[edit] Adverb

wat

1. what (interrogative only)
   • Wat sizze hja? -- What are they saying?

[edit] See also

• dy't