How to Say ‘What happens next?’ in German
Was passiert als Nächstes?
vahs pah-SEERT ahls NEKH-stes
[vahs pah-SEERT ahls NEKH-stes]
💬 Usage Tip: [als Nächstes] means [next] in the sense of [what comes next], not [next to] or [the next one]. You can reuse it in questions like [Was machen wir als Nächstes?]
Phrase Breakdown
Was
[vahs]
what
A question word asking for information.
Was passiert als Nächstes?
What happens next?
passiert
[pah-SEERT]
happens
Describes what takes place next.
Was passiert als Nächstes?
What happens next?
Als Nächstes
ahls NEKH-stes
next / afterward
This phrase asks about the next step in a sequence.
Als Nächstes gehen wir weiter.
Next, we continue.
Words in this phrase
als
[ahls]
as
Part of the fixed phrase als Nächstes, meaning next.
Was passiert als Nächstes?
What happens next?
Nächstes
[NEKH-stes]
next
Refers to the following step in a process.
Was passiert als Nächstes?
What happens next?
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