How to Say ‘What did you do?’ in German
Was hast du gemacht?
vahs hahst doo guh-MAHKHT
[vahs hahst doo guh-MAHKHT]
💬 Usage Tip: This is the perfect tense: 'hast ... gemacht' = 'did/have done'. Very common in spoken German.
🇩🇪 In Germany: A standard follow-up question in casual conversation. Friendly, but still not too personal.
Phrase Breakdown
Was
[vahs]
what
Question word used to ask for information about something.
Was hast du gemacht?
What did you do?
hast
[hahst]
have
Form of 'haben' used here to build the conversational past tense.
Was hast du heute gemacht?
What did you do today?
du
[doo]
you
Informal singular 'you'.
Hast du Zeit?
Do you have time?
gemacht
[guh-MAHKHT]
done
Past participle of 'machen', used to say what someone did.
Was hast du gemacht?
What did you do?
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