How to Say ‘What do I do’ in German
Was mache ich
vahs MAKH-uh ikh
[vahs MAKH-uh ikh]
💬 Usage Tip: In questions, the verb comes early: [Was mache ich danach?] You can reuse that frame with other time words: [Was mache ich jetzt?]
Phrase Breakdown
Was
[vahs]
what
Question word used to ask for information or the next action.
Was mache ich nach diesem Schritt?
What do I do after this step?
mache
[MAKH-uh]
do
From 'machen'; here it means 'am I doing' or 'do I do' in a question.
Was mache ich jetzt?
What do I do now?
ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular subject pronoun.
Was mache ich, wenn es nicht klappt?
What do I do if it doesn't work?
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