What for, what - Wozu (The 2545th Most Common German Word)

The German word for What for, what is Wozu. It can be used as pronoun. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2545th most commonly used word in German. This word often comes up when talking about ownership. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: what for, what

German: wozu

Examples


I didn't have any idea of what I'm capable of.	Ich hatte keine Ahnung, wozu ich fähig bin.
For what	Wozu
What for	Wozu
For what purpose	Wozu
For what reason	Wozu
Show me what you're capable of.	Zeige mir, wozu du in der Lage bist
Show us what you're capable of.	Zeig uns, wozu du in der Lage bist
What is Maths good for	Wozu ist Mathematik gut

What will that achieve	Wozu soll das gut sein
What is the use of philosophy	Wozu nützt Philosophie
What's the point of philosophy	Wozu ist Philosophie gut
What is philosophy's point	Wozu ist Philosophie gut
Order pizza and do whatever you want.	Bestellt euch eine Pizza und macht, wozu ihr Lust habt.
Trelig understood now what those suction cups were for.	Trelig begriff, wozu die Saugnäpfe dienten.
Not Asking what for and why.	Und nicht fragen wozu und warum.
I think I know what that is.	Ich denke, ich weiß, was das ist.
What is your name, sir	Wie ist Ihr Name, mein Herr
I know what this is.	Ich weiß, was das ist.
I don't know what I want.	Ich weiß nicht, was ich will.
That's what I want most of all.	Das will ich am meisten.
It's what I am.	Dies bin ich.