what's the matter

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

What is wrong? What's the problem?
idiomatic
What's happening? What's the news?
dated

Equivalents

Español¿qué le pasa a usted?¿qué te pasa?

Françaisqu'est-ce qu'il y a qu'est-ce qui se passe

Deutschwas is passiert?was ist geschehen?was ist los?

12 more languages

العربيةمَا الْأَمْر؟مَا الْخَطْب؟مَاذَا حَدَثَ؟

Cymraegbeth sydd o'i le?

Danskhvad sker der

Suomimikä hätänä

Italianoche cosa c'è?che succede?

日本語どうしたの？どうしたんですかどうしましたか

한국어무슨 일이야?무슨 일이에요?무슨 일입니까?

Latinaquid est?quid tibi est?

Nederlandswat is er aan de hand?

Portuguêso que é que foi?o que é que se passa?o que é que tem?qual é o problema?

Русскийв чём де́ло?что случи́лось?что тако́е?

Türkçehayrola

Examples

“Why are you crying? What's the matter ⟳?”

“What's the matter ⟳ with you? Why would you do a thing like ⟳ that?”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

what's the scam what's the use what's up what's up Doc what's up with what's with

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