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Meanings of what in English

Russian
что

Basque grammatical tense.

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          что

          Exclamation of amazement.

                Usage of what in English
                1
                A senior government source said: We know what companies' investment criteria is.
                The Guardian
                2
                The question comes out colder than he means: 'Upon what possible inducement?'
                Wolf hall
                3
                The second question, therefore, is what are the limits to that power?
                Reuters
                4
                He remembered what happened last week, last year, and 90 years ago.
                The Guardian
                5
                But each generation must ask the question anew: what is Irish food?
                The Irish Times
                6
                Young children, in particular, don't need to know everything about what happened.
                The Irish Times
                7
                Personal debt levels are what set Ireland apart in this financial crisis.
                The Irish Times
                8
                You know what they say: 'Don't come a'knockin' if the trailer's a'rockin'!'
                Bake sale murder
                9
                We don't know what kind of Europe Libertas actually want, he said.
                The Irish Times
                10
                Today the government released a discussion paper outlining what's wrong with… Audio
                Radio NZ
                11
                That is a great example of what I mean by social responsibility.
                The Guardian
                12
                Stay; listen and learn; and don't ask for what's not given you.
                Engine Summer
                13
                I think we need to ask: growth for what? Growth for jobs?
                The Guardian
                14
                Often children ask what did the victims do to deserve what happened.
                Ebony
                15
                A party statement said: We are constantly asked; what is your alternative?
                The Irish Times
                16
                In this particular case, what everybody said was likely to be true.
                American empire: blood and iron
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                что
                What through the time
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