How to Say ‘What is unclear?’ in German
Was ist unklar?
vahs ist oon-KLAHR
[vahs ist oon-KLAHR]
Phrase Breakdown
Was ist
vahs ist
What is
Introduces a question about the state or identity of something.
Was ist los?
What is going on?
Words in this phrase
Was
[vahs]
what
Used to ask exactly which part needs clarification.
Was ist unklar? So kann ich dir gezielt helfen.
What is unclear? That way I can help you specifically.
ist
[ist]
is
Links the subject and adjective in the question.
In 'Was ist unklar?' verbindet ist die Frage mit dem Problem.
In 'What is unclear?' 'is' connects the question with the problem.
unklar
[oon-KLAHR]
unclear
Describes what is confusing or not understood.
In 'Was ist unklar?' fragt unklar nach dem schwierigen Teil.
In 'What is unclear?' 'unclear' asks about the difficult part.
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