| Engelsk | Norsk |
|---|---|
| what (what? (interrogative pronoun)) pronoun [UK: ˈwɒt] [US: ˈhwʌt] | (Bokmål)pronoun (Nynorsk)pronoun |
| what determiner [UK: ˈwɒt] [US: ˈhwʌt] | (Bokmål) hvilkendeterminer hvilkendeterminer |
| what are you doing phrase | hva gjør du?phrase |
| what goes around comes around (actions have consequences) phrase [UK: ˈwɒt ɡəʊz ə.ˈraʊnd kʌmz ə.ˈraʊnd] [US: ˈhwʌt ɡoʊz ə.ˈraʊnd ˈkəmz ə.ˈraʊnd] | man høster som man sårphrase |
| what if (used to introduce suggestion) adverb [UK: ˈwɒt ɪf] [US: ˈhwʌt ˈɪf] | hva omadverb |
| what is that (what is that?) phrase [UK: ˈwɒt ɪz ðæt] [US: ˈhwʌt ˈɪz ˈðæt] | (Bokmål) hva er det?phrase (Nynorsk) kva er det?phrase |
| what is your name (what is your name?) phrase | (Bokmål) hva heter du?phrase (Nynorsk) kva heter du?phrase |
| what languages do you speak (what languages do you speak?) phrase | |
| what the fuck (An intensive form of what) phrase | hva faen, hva i helvetephrase |
| what the hell (an intensive form of what) phrase | |
| what the hell (why not?) phrase | |
| what time is it (what is the time of day?) phrase | |
| whatever (indicating the speaker does not care what someone says) interjection [UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩] | samma det!, whatever! (teenage slang)interjection |
| what’s done is done phrase | (Bokmål) gjort er gjortphrase |
| what’s on your mind (what is bothering you?) phrase | hva har du på hjertet?phrase |
| what’s up (How are you?) phrase [UK: ˈwɒts ʌp] [US: ˈhwʌts ʌp] | (Bokmål) hva skjer?phrase (Nynorsk) kva skjer?phrase |
| I know you are but what am I (assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party) phrase | |
| no matter what (whatever) phrase | uansettphrase |
| so what (reply of indifference) interjection | hva så?interjection |
| somewhat (limited extent) adverb [UK: ˈsʌm.wɒt] [US: ˈsʌˈm.wət] | noen lundeadverb |
| that’s what she said (retort) phrase | (Bokmål) sa bruraphrase |
| you are what you eat (proverb) phrase | du er hva du spiserphrase |