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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 because ' ... sein so wie A ' means ' ... is like A' it sounds probable.






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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 because ' ... sein so wie A ' means ' ... is like A' it sounds probable.






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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 because ' ... sein so wie A ' means ' ... is like A' it sounds probable.






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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 because ' ... sein so wie A ' means ' ... is like A' it sounds probable.






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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 we have today?"






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            Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
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          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".






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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 we have today?"






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              Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
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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 we have today?"






            share|improve this answer

















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              Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
              – Chan Kim
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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 we have today?"






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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 we have today?"







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              Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
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              Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
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            Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
            – Chan Kim
            1 hour ago




            Ah, danke schön nochmal. I have to get used to that expression "Was für", a peculiar German expression.
            – Chan Kim
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            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".






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              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".






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                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".






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                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".







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