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Was ist denn los?

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was
     pron. (interrogative) what
     pron. (relative) which ((referring to the entire preceding clause))
     pron. (relative) that, which ((referring to das, alles, etwas, nichts, and neuter substantival adjectives))
     pron. (relative, colloquial) that, which ((referring to neuter singular nouns, instead of standard das))
     pron. (indefinite, colloquial) something, anything ((instead of standard etwas))
     pron. (interrogative, dated) why (with emphasis, astonishment or disapproval)
     adv. (colloquial) a little, somewhat
     adv. (interrogative, colloquial) why, what for
ist
     v. third-person singular present of sein
     sein
          v. (copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
          v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
          v. (with a dative object and nach or danach, sometimes with zumute) to feel like, to be in the mood for
          v. (auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain intransitive verbs
          v. to exist; there to be; to be alive
          v. to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
          v. to be "it"; to be the tagger in a game of tag
          det. his
          det. its (agreeing with a masculine or neuter noun)
          det.          (informal) Used to express an approximate number, often with so.
          det. one's
denn
     conj. for; because; since
     conj. (after a comparative, archaic, or dialectal) than
     adv. (in a question, modal particle) then, ever, but, now (used for emphasis or to express interest, surprise or doubt, or in rhetorical questions)
     adv. (rather rare) thus, so; (expresses a consequence; see usage notes)
     adv. (colloquial regional northern Germany) then, after that, in that case
los
     adj. (colloquial or dated) Alternative form of lose, , loose
     adv. off, rid of
     adv. going on
     adv. (colloquial regional Westphalia Lower Saxony) open
     interj. come on!, let's go!
     interj. (racing) Go!
     v. singular imperative of losen
     losen
          adj. form of lose
          v. to draw lots; to draw straws; to toss up




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