Translation for "what for" to german

What for

pronoun

• was

Translation examples

wofür adverb

“For what, Your Excellency?” “For what?!
«Wofür, Eccellenza?» «Wofür?!

"For what?" "For what do you think?
»Wofür?« »Was glauben Sie, wofür?

What for? What had he risked his ass for?
Wofür? Wofür hatte er seinen Arsch riskiert?

But what are they for?
Aber wofür sind die denn?

And for what?
Und wofür das alles?

“What was that for?”
»Wofür war das denn?«