Definiciones
1.DeterminerWhich, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities."What colour are you going to use?; What time is it?; What kind of car is that?; Did you buy the groceries? — With what money? We barely have any left."
2.DeterminerWhich."I wonder what colour he is going to use.; I know what colour I am going to use.; That depends on what answer is received."
3.DeterminerAny ... that; all ... that; whatever."He seems to have lost what sense he had.; What money I earn is soon spent."
4.DeterminerEmphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'."This shows what beauty there is in nature.; You know what nonsense she talks.; I found out what a liar he is.; What nonsense!; Wow! What a speech.; What beautiful children you have.; With what passion she sings!"
5.DeterminerUsed to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way."What nonsense!; Wow! What a speech.; What beautiful children you have.; With what passion she sings!"
6.PronounWhich thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc."Hammer in that nail —What with? I didn't bring my set of tools.; What is your name?; My kids set the neighbor's cat on fire. —They did what?; Ask them what they want.; What d’you say that made him so angry?; I’ve broken the exhaust manifold gasket. - You’ve broken the what?"
7.PronounThat which; those that; the thing(s) that."He knows what he wants and what to do to get it.; What is amazing is his boundless energy.; And, what's even worse, I have to work on Sunday too.; What is astonishing, she doesn't want the job. -What’s even more staggering, neither of her friends does either."
8.PronounAnything that; all that; whatever."I will do what I can to help you.; What I'll do is, I'll phone you to let you know.; What is mine is yours."
9.PronounThat; which; who."Look! It's that bloke again what was 'ere yesterday!"
10.AdverbIn what way; to what extent."What does it matter?; What do you care?; It must be, what, twenty-five years since we first met."
11.AdverbUsed before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
12.InterjectionAn expression of surprise or disbelief."What! That’s amazing!; wait this song is so good whattt"
13.InterjectionWhat do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires."What? I'm busy."
14.InterjectionClipping of what do you say?, used as a type of tag question to emphasise a statement and invite agreement, often rhetorically."It’s a nice day, what?"
15.InterjectionWhat did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred."— Could I have some of those aarrrrrr mmmm ...— What?"
16.InterjectionIndicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information."I must have been, what, about five years old."
17.NounSomething; thing; stuff.
18.NounThe identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
19.NounSomething that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
20.ParticleEmphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener."Pitch contour: low [wʌt˩], low-dipping [wʌt˨˩]; — Sian sia, nearby here don’t have library.— The National Library is a five-minute walk from here what, no meh?"
21.ParticleUsed to invite agreement or acknowledgment when something is assumed to be straightforward or already obvious to begin with; similar in function to “right?” and “as you know”."Pitch contour: low [wʌt˩], low-dipping [wʌt˨˩]; If it doesn’t get sunlight, it won’t grow what, so you should consider moving it closer to the window."
22.ParticleUsed after a direct assertion to reinforce a disagreeing opinion."Pitch contour: low [wʌt˩], low-dipping [wʌt˨˩]; The lava cakes are not that bad what."