Asking about the weather using 'was'
The English statement How is the weather today? is translated to Wie ist das Wetter heute?. We can ask the same question using what in English by What is the weather like today?
How can we say the same thing using was in German? I mean using literal translation.
Is Was ist das Wetter so wie heute? correct? I think so, because ... sein so wie A means ... is like A sounds probable.
expressions grammar-identification
edited Jan 9 at 7:47
Peter Mortensen
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asked Jan 8 at 6:37
Chan KimChan Kim
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The English statement How is the weather today? is translated to Wie ist das Wetter heute?. We can ask the same question using what in English by What is the weather like today?
How can we say the same thing using was in German? I mean using literal translation.
Is Was ist das Wetter so wie heute? correct? I think so, because ... sein so wie A means ... is like A sounds probable.
expressions grammar-identification
edited Jan 9 at 7:47
Peter Mortensen
15611
asked Jan 8 at 6:37
Chan KimChan Kim
1,051417
1
to translate 'What is the weather like today?' literally you'd have to say "So wie was ist das wetter heute?" but that doesn't make any sense in german.
– ths
Jan 8 at 12:32
Related: slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2015/08/…
– Carsten S
Jan 8 at 14:40
1
If you want to translate the "like" directly, you would put the "so" at the end of the sentence: "Wie ist das Wetter heute so?"
– Lichtbringer
Feb 7 at 3:49
add a comment |
The English statement How is the weather today? is translated to Wie ist das Wetter heute?. We can ask the same question using what in English by What is the weather like today?
How can we say the same thing using was in German? I mean using literal translation.
Is Was ist das Wetter so wie heute? correct? I think so, because ... sein so wie A means ... is like A sounds probable.
expressions grammar-identification
edited Jan 9 at 7:47
Peter Mortensen
15611
asked Jan 8 at 6:37
Chan KimChan Kim
1,051417
The English statement How is the weather today? is translated to Wie ist das Wetter heute?. We can ask the same question using what in English by What is the weather like today?
How can we say the same thing using was in German? I mean using literal translation.
Is Was ist das Wetter so wie heute? correct? I think so, because ... sein so wie A means ... is like A sounds probable.
expressions grammar-identification
expressions grammar-identification
edited Jan 9 at 7:47
Peter Mortensen
15611
asked Jan 8 at 6:37
Chan KimChan Kim
1,051417
edited Jan 9 at 7:47
Peter Mortensen
15611
asked Jan 8 at 6:37
Chan KimChan Kim
1,051417
edited Jan 9 at 7:47
Peter Mortensen
15611
edited Jan 9 at 7:47
Peter Mortensen
15611
edited Jan 9 at 7:47
Peter Mortensen
15611
15611
asked Jan 8 at 6:37
Chan KimChan Kim
1,051417
asked Jan 8 at 6:37
Chan KimChan Kim
1,051417
asked Jan 8 at 6:37
Chan KimChan Kim
1,051417
1,051417
1
to translate 'What is the weather like today?' literally you'd have to say "So wie was ist das wetter heute?" but that doesn't make any sense in german.
– ths
Jan 8 at 12:32
Related: slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2015/08/…
– Carsten S
Jan 8 at 14:40
1
If you want to translate the "like" directly, you would put the "so" at the end of the sentence: "Wie ist das Wetter heute so?"
– Lichtbringer
Feb 7 at 3:49
add a comment |
1
to translate 'What is the weather like today?' literally you'd have to say "So wie was ist das wetter heute?" but that doesn't make any sense in german.
– ths
Jan 8 at 12:32
Related: slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2015/08/…
– Carsten S
Jan 8 at 14:40
1
If you want to translate the "like" directly, you would put the "so" at the end of the sentence: "Wie ist das Wetter heute so?"
– Lichtbringer
Feb 7 at 3:49
1
1
to translate 'What is the weather like today?' literally you'd have to say "So wie was ist das wetter heute?" but that doesn't make any sense in german.
– ths
Jan 8 at 12:32
to translate 'What is the weather like today?' literally you'd have to say "So wie was ist das wetter heute?" but that doesn't make any sense in german.
– ths
Jan 8 at 12:32
Related: slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2015/08/…
– Carsten S
Jan 8 at 14:40
Related: slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2015/08/…
– Carsten S
Jan 8 at 14:40
1
1
If you want to translate the "like" directly, you would put the "so" at the end of the sentence: "Wie ist das Wetter heute so?"
– Lichtbringer
Feb 7 at 3:49
If you want to translate the "like" directly, you would put the "so" at the end of the sentence: "Wie ist das Wetter heute so?"
– Lichtbringer
Feb 7 at 3:49
add a comment |
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Wie ist das Wetter heute?
How is the weather today?
Was für ein Wetter haben wir heute?
literally: "What kind of weather do we have today?"
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
JankaJanka
32.7k22964
2
Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
– Chan Kim
Jan 8 at 7:57
You can even say (colloquially), when looking out of the window: "Was sagt denn das Wetter?"
– tofro
Jan 8 at 9:53
1
Oooh, gute Antwort! Ich hatte ganz übersehen, dass es tatsächlich eine fast vergleichbare Konstruktion gibt.
– Kilian Foth
Jan 8 at 10:06
I think there is missing a "do": "What kind of wheather do we have today?"
– rexkogitans
Jan 8 at 12:13
You are right. .
– Janka
Jan 8 at 14:27
add a comment |
If you translate entirely literally, what you get isn't German. It's English with phonological substitutions applied to it. But that isn't what distinguishes languages from each other.
In this particular case, English happens to have alternate ways of expressing "wie". One is how, and another is what ... like. There is no corresponding alternation in German, so cannot find an appropriate translation using "was".
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
Kilian FothKilian Foth
9,3851525
1
The other answer gives a good translation using was
– PiedPiper
Jan 8 at 13:21
add a comment |
Another possibility to ask about the weather using was:
A: Was bringt das Wetter heute?
B: Morgens Schnee, dann Regen.
This is different from the other answers because the weather remains the subject of the sentence.
In the other answers, the subject changes to Wetterbericht, wir etc.
answered Jan 8 at 14:16
PhilippPhilipp
2,7992833
add a comment |
There is another, probably more colloquial, variation of was für, where ein is dropped, and instead of haben wir we simply use ist. The word order is quite flexible:
Was für Wetter ist heute?
Was ist heute für Wetter?
answered Jan 8 at 16:24
mkrieger1mkrieger1
1596
1
I never heard this construction before. Could it be regional?
– infinitezero
Jan 8 at 18:56
@infinitezero Possibly it's more common in the southern part of Germany?
– mkrieger1
Jan 8 at 19:43
add a comment |
Here is the link of the answer already given:
https://woerterbuch.reverso.net/deutsch-englisch/was%20haben%20wir%20heute%20f%C3%BCr%20ein%20Wetter
But don't confuse or mix it up with the inversion (what is a kind of interjection):
"Was haben wir heute für ein Wetter!" which means "Was ist das (wieder) für ein Wetter, das wir heute haben!!!".
Maybe in English you would add: "Isn't it? It is!"
edited Jan 9 at 7:01
SomeWindowsUser
1,1951420
answered Jan 8 at 13:35
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
891113
add a comment |
I don't really recognize the motivation of the question; but one example is:
Was hat der Wetterbericht für heute gemeldet?
(What did the wheather report announce for today?)
answered Jan 8 at 13:19
guidotguidot
12.8k1546
(annunce → announce.)
– Peter Mortensen
Jan 9 at 4:29
@Petermortensen Thank you, fixed
– guidot
Jan 9 at 7:35
Hi, I justed wanted to know if there is the exact 1 to 1 expression for "What's the weather like today?" using "A is like B" as in English.
– Chan Kim
Jan 9 at 9:26
add a comment |
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Wie ist das Wetter heute?
How is the weather today?
Was für ein Wetter haben wir heute?
literally: "What kind of weather do we have today?"
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
JankaJanka
32.7k22964
2
Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
– Chan Kim
Jan 8 at 7:57
You can even say (colloquially), when looking out of the window: "Was sagt denn das Wetter?"
– tofro
Jan 8 at 9:53
1
Oooh, gute Antwort! Ich hatte ganz übersehen, dass es tatsächlich eine fast vergleichbare Konstruktion gibt.
– Kilian Foth
Jan 8 at 10:06
I think there is missing a "do": "What kind of wheather do we have today?"
– rexkogitans
Jan 8 at 12:13
You are right. .
– Janka
Jan 8 at 14:27
add a comment |
Wie ist das Wetter heute?
How is the weather today?
Was für ein Wetter haben wir heute?
literally: "What kind of weather do we have today?"
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
JankaJanka
32.7k22964
2
Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
– Chan Kim
Jan 8 at 7:57
You can even say (colloquially), when looking out of the window: "Was sagt denn das Wetter?"
– tofro
Jan 8 at 9:53
1
Oooh, gute Antwort! Ich hatte ganz übersehen, dass es tatsächlich eine fast vergleichbare Konstruktion gibt.
– Kilian Foth
Jan 8 at 10:06
I think there is missing a "do": "What kind of wheather do we have today?"
– rexkogitans
Jan 8 at 12:13
You are right. .
– Janka
Jan 8 at 14:27
add a comment |
Wie ist das Wetter heute?
How is the weather today?
Was für ein Wetter haben wir heute?
literally: "What kind of weather do we have today?"
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
JankaJanka
32.7k22964
Wie ist das Wetter heute?
How is the weather today?
Was für ein Wetter haben wir heute?
literally: "What kind of weather do we have today?"
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
JankaJanka
32.7k22964
edited Jan 8 at 14:27
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
JankaJanka
32.7k22964
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
JankaJanka
32.7k22964
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
JankaJanka
32.7k22964
32.7k22964
2
Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
– Chan Kim
Jan 8 at 7:57
You can even say (colloquially), when looking out of the window: "Was sagt denn das Wetter?"
– tofro
Jan 8 at 9:53
1
Oooh, gute Antwort! Ich hatte ganz übersehen, dass es tatsächlich eine fast vergleichbare Konstruktion gibt.
– Kilian Foth
Jan 8 at 10:06
I think there is missing a "do": "What kind of wheather do we have today?"
– rexkogitans
Jan 8 at 12:13
You are right. .
– Janka
Jan 8 at 14:27
add a comment |
2
Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
– Chan Kim
Jan 8 at 7:57
You can even say (colloquially), when looking out of the window: "Was sagt denn das Wetter?"
– tofro
Jan 8 at 9:53
1
Oooh, gute Antwort! Ich hatte ganz übersehen, dass es tatsächlich eine fast vergleichbare Konstruktion gibt.
– Kilian Foth
Jan 8 at 10:06
I think there is missing a "do": "What kind of wheather do we have today?"
– rexkogitans
Jan 8 at 12:13
You are right. .
– Janka
Jan 8 at 14:27
2
2
Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
– Chan Kim
Jan 8 at 7:57
Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
– Chan Kim
Jan 8 at 7:57
You can even say (colloquially), when looking out of the window: "Was sagt denn das Wetter?"
– tofro
Jan 8 at 9:53
You can even say (colloquially), when looking out of the window: "Was sagt denn das Wetter?"
– tofro
Jan 8 at 9:53
1
1
Oooh, gute Antwort! Ich hatte ganz übersehen, dass es tatsächlich eine fast vergleichbare Konstruktion gibt.
– Kilian Foth
Jan 8 at 10:06
Oooh, gute Antwort! Ich hatte ganz übersehen, dass es tatsächlich eine fast vergleichbare Konstruktion gibt.
– Kilian Foth
Jan 8 at 10:06
I think there is missing a "do": "What kind of wheather do we have today?"
– rexkogitans
Jan 8 at 12:13
I think there is missing a "do": "What kind of wheather do we have today?"
– rexkogitans
Jan 8 at 12:13
You are right. .
– Janka
Jan 8 at 14:27
You are right. .
– Janka
Jan 8 at 14:27
add a comment |
If you translate entirely literally, what you get isn't German. It's English with phonological substitutions applied to it. But that isn't what distinguishes languages from each other.
In this particular case, English happens to have alternate ways of expressing "wie". One is how, and another is what ... like. There is no corresponding alternation in German, so cannot find an appropriate translation using "was".
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
Kilian FothKilian Foth
9,3851525
1
The other answer gives a good translation using was
– PiedPiper
Jan 8 at 13:21
add a comment |
If you translate entirely literally, what you get isn't German. It's English with phonological substitutions applied to it. But that isn't what distinguishes languages from each other.
In this particular case, English happens to have alternate ways of expressing "wie". One is how, and another is what ... like. There is no corresponding alternation in German, so cannot find an appropriate translation using "was".
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
Kilian FothKilian Foth
9,3851525
1
The other answer gives a good translation using was
– PiedPiper
Jan 8 at 13:21
add a comment |
If you translate entirely literally, what you get isn't German. It's English with phonological substitutions applied to it. But that isn't what distinguishes languages from each other.
In this particular case, English happens to have alternate ways of expressing "wie". One is how, and another is what ... like. There is no corresponding alternation in German, so cannot find an appropriate translation using "was".
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
Kilian FothKilian Foth
9,3851525
If you translate entirely literally, what you get isn't German. It's English with phonological substitutions applied to it. But that isn't what distinguishes languages from each other.
In this particular case, English happens to have alternate ways of expressing "wie". One is how, and another is what ... like. There is no corresponding alternation in German, so cannot find an appropriate translation using "was".
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
Kilian FothKilian Foth
9,3851525
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
Kilian FothKilian Foth
9,3851525
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
Kilian FothKilian Foth
9,3851525
answered Jan 8 at 7:22
Kilian FothKilian Foth
9,3851525
9,3851525
1
The other answer gives a good translation using was
– PiedPiper
Jan 8 at 13:21
add a comment |
1
The other answer gives a good translation using was
– PiedPiper
Jan 8 at 13:21
1
1
The other answer gives a good translation using was
– PiedPiper
Jan 8 at 13:21
The other answer gives a good translation using was
– PiedPiper
Jan 8 at 13:21
add a comment |
Another possibility to ask about the weather using was:
A: Was bringt das Wetter heute?
B: Morgens Schnee, dann Regen.
This is different from the other answers because the weather remains the subject of the sentence.
In the other answers, the subject changes to Wetterbericht, wir etc.
answered Jan 8 at 14:16
PhilippPhilipp
2,7992833
add a comment |
Another possibility to ask about the weather using was:
A: Was bringt das Wetter heute?
B: Morgens Schnee, dann Regen.
This is different from the other answers because the weather remains the subject of the sentence.
In the other answers, the subject changes to Wetterbericht, wir etc.
answered Jan 8 at 14:16
PhilippPhilipp
2,7992833
add a comment |
Another possibility to ask about the weather using was:
A: Was bringt das Wetter heute?
B: Morgens Schnee, dann Regen.
This is different from the other answers because the weather remains the subject of the sentence.
In the other answers, the subject changes to Wetterbericht, wir etc.
answered Jan 8 at 14:16
PhilippPhilipp
2,7992833
Another possibility to ask about the weather using was:
A: Was bringt das Wetter heute?
B: Morgens Schnee, dann Regen.
This is different from the other answers because the weather remains the subject of the sentence.
In the other answers, the subject changes to Wetterbericht, wir etc.
answered Jan 8 at 14:16
PhilippPhilipp
2,7992833
answered Jan 8 at 14:16
PhilippPhilipp
2,7992833
answered Jan 8 at 14:16
PhilippPhilipp
2,7992833
answered Jan 8 at 14:16
PhilippPhilipp
2,7992833
2,7992833
add a comment |
add a comment |
There is another, probably more colloquial, variation of was für, where ein is dropped, and instead of haben wir we simply use ist. The word order is quite flexible:
Was für Wetter ist heute?
Was ist heute für Wetter?
answered Jan 8 at 16:24
mkrieger1mkrieger1
1596
1
I never heard this construction before. Could it be regional?
– infinitezero
Jan 8 at 18:56
@infinitezero Possibly it's more common in the southern part of Germany?
– mkrieger1
Jan 8 at 19:43
add a comment |
There is another, probably more colloquial, variation of was für, where ein is dropped, and instead of haben wir we simply use ist. The word order is quite flexible:
Was für Wetter ist heute?
Was ist heute für Wetter?
answered Jan 8 at 16:24
mkrieger1mkrieger1
1596
1
I never heard this construction before. Could it be regional?
– infinitezero
Jan 8 at 18:56
@infinitezero Possibly it's more common in the southern part of Germany?
– mkrieger1
Jan 8 at 19:43
add a comment |
There is another, probably more colloquial, variation of was für, where ein is dropped, and instead of haben wir we simply use ist. The word order is quite flexible:
Was für Wetter ist heute?
Was ist heute für Wetter?
answered Jan 8 at 16:24
mkrieger1mkrieger1
1596
There is another, probably more colloquial, variation of was für, where ein is dropped, and instead of haben wir we simply use ist. The word order is quite flexible:
Was für Wetter ist heute?
Was ist heute für Wetter?
answered Jan 8 at 16:24
mkrieger1mkrieger1
1596
answered Jan 8 at 16:24
mkrieger1mkrieger1
1596
answered Jan 8 at 16:24
mkrieger1mkrieger1
1596
answered Jan 8 at 16:24
mkrieger1mkrieger1
1596
1596
1
I never heard this construction before. Could it be regional?
– infinitezero
Jan 8 at 18:56
@infinitezero Possibly it's more common in the southern part of Germany?
– mkrieger1
Jan 8 at 19:43
add a comment |
1
I never heard this construction before. Could it be regional?
– infinitezero
Jan 8 at 18:56
@infinitezero Possibly it's more common in the southern part of Germany?
– mkrieger1
Jan 8 at 19:43
1
1
I never heard this construction before. Could it be regional?
– infinitezero
Jan 8 at 18:56
I never heard this construction before. Could it be regional?
– infinitezero
Jan 8 at 18:56
@infinitezero Possibly it's more common in the southern part of Germany?
– mkrieger1
Jan 8 at 19:43
@infinitezero Possibly it's more common in the southern part of Germany?
– mkrieger1
Jan 8 at 19:43
add a comment |
Here is the link of the answer already given:
https://woerterbuch.reverso.net/deutsch-englisch/was%20haben%20wir%20heute%20f%C3%BCr%20ein%20Wetter
But don't confuse or mix it up with the inversion (what is a kind of interjection):
"Was haben wir heute für ein Wetter!" which means "Was ist das (wieder) für ein Wetter, das wir heute haben!!!".
Maybe in English you would add: "Isn't it? It is!"
edited Jan 9 at 7:01
SomeWindowsUser
1,1951420
answered Jan 8 at 13:35
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
891113
add a comment |
Here is the link of the answer already given:
https://woerterbuch.reverso.net/deutsch-englisch/was%20haben%20wir%20heute%20f%C3%BCr%20ein%20Wetter
But don't confuse or mix it up with the inversion (what is a kind of interjection):
"Was haben wir heute für ein Wetter!" which means "Was ist das (wieder) für ein Wetter, das wir heute haben!!!".
Maybe in English you would add: "Isn't it? It is!"
edited Jan 9 at 7:01
SomeWindowsUser
1,1951420
answered Jan 8 at 13:35
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
891113
add a comment |
Here is the link of the answer already given:
https://woerterbuch.reverso.net/deutsch-englisch/was%20haben%20wir%20heute%20f%C3%BCr%20ein%20Wetter
But don't confuse or mix it up with the inversion (what is a kind of interjection):
"Was haben wir heute für ein Wetter!" which means "Was ist das (wieder) für ein Wetter, das wir heute haben!!!".
Maybe in English you would add: "Isn't it? It is!"
edited Jan 9 at 7:01
SomeWindowsUser
1,1951420
answered Jan 8 at 13:35
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
891113
Here is the link of the answer already given:
https://woerterbuch.reverso.net/deutsch-englisch/was%20haben%20wir%20heute%20f%C3%BCr%20ein%20Wetter
But don't confuse or mix it up with the inversion (what is a kind of interjection):
"Was haben wir heute für ein Wetter!" which means "Was ist das (wieder) für ein Wetter, das wir heute haben!!!".
Maybe in English you would add: "Isn't it? It is!"
edited Jan 9 at 7:01
SomeWindowsUser
1,1951420
answered Jan 8 at 13:35
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
891113
edited Jan 9 at 7:01
SomeWindowsUser
1,1951420
edited Jan 9 at 7:01
SomeWindowsUser
1,1951420
edited Jan 9 at 7:01
SomeWindowsUser
1,1951420
1,1951420
answered Jan 8 at 13:35
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
891113
answered Jan 8 at 13:35
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
891113
answered Jan 8 at 13:35
Albrecht HügliAlbrecht Hügli
891113
891113
add a comment |
add a comment |
I don't really recognize the motivation of the question; but one example is:
Was hat der Wetterbericht für heute gemeldet?
(What did the wheather report announce for today?)
answered Jan 8 at 13:19
guidotguidot
12.8k1546
(annunce → announce.)
– Peter Mortensen
Jan 9 at 4:29
@Petermortensen Thank you, fixed
– guidot
Jan 9 at 7:35
Hi, I justed wanted to know if there is the exact 1 to 1 expression for "What's the weather like today?" using "A is like B" as in English.
– Chan Kim
Jan 9 at 9:26
add a comment |
I don't really recognize the motivation of the question; but one example is:
Was hat der Wetterbericht für heute gemeldet?
(What did the wheather report announce for today?)
answered Jan 8 at 13:19
guidotguidot
12.8k1546
(annunce → announce.)
– Peter Mortensen
Jan 9 at 4:29
@Petermortensen Thank you, fixed
– guidot
Jan 9 at 7:35
Hi, I justed wanted to know if there is the exact 1 to 1 expression for "What's the weather like today?" using "A is like B" as in English.
– Chan Kim
Jan 9 at 9:26
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I don't really recognize the motivation of the question; but one example is:
Was hat der Wetterbericht für heute gemeldet?
(What did the wheather report announce for today?)
answered Jan 8 at 13:19
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I don't really recognize the motivation of the question; but one example is:
Was hat der Wetterbericht für heute gemeldet?
(What did the wheather report announce for today?)
answered Jan 8 at 13:19
guidotguidot
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edited Jan 9 at 7:34
answered Jan 8 at 13:19
guidotguidot
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answered Jan 8 at 13:19
guidotguidot
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answered Jan 8 at 13:19
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(annunce → announce.)
– Peter Mortensen
Jan 9 at 4:29
@Petermortensen Thank you, fixed
– guidot
Jan 9 at 7:35
Hi, I justed wanted to know if there is the exact 1 to 1 expression for "What's the weather like today?" using "A is like B" as in English.
– Chan Kim
Jan 9 at 9:26
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(annunce → announce.)
– Peter Mortensen
Jan 9 at 4:29
@Petermortensen Thank you, fixed
– guidot
Jan 9 at 7:35
Hi, I justed wanted to know if there is the exact 1 to 1 expression for "What's the weather like today?" using "A is like B" as in English.
– Chan Kim
Jan 9 at 9:26
(annunce → announce.)
– Peter Mortensen
Jan 9 at 4:29
(annunce → announce.)
– Peter Mortensen
Jan 9 at 4:29
@Petermortensen Thank you, fixed
– guidot
Jan 9 at 7:35
@Petermortensen Thank you, fixed
– guidot
Jan 9 at 7:35
Hi, I justed wanted to know if there is the exact 1 to 1 expression for "What's the weather like today?" using "A is like B" as in English.
– Chan Kim
Jan 9 at 9:26
Hi, I justed wanted to know if there is the exact 1 to 1 expression for "What's the weather like today?" using "A is like B" as in English.
– Chan Kim
Jan 9 at 9:26
add a comment |
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to translate 'What is the weather like today?' literally you'd have to say "So wie was ist das wetter heute?" but that doesn't make any sense in german.
– ths
Jan 8 at 12:32
Related: slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2015/08/…
– Carsten S
Jan 8 at 14:40
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If you want to translate the "like" directly, you would put the "so" at the end of the sentence: "Wie ist das Wetter heute so?"
– Lichtbringer
Feb 7 at 3:49