Also means
something
Usage Note
was is the interrogative 'what' and also a relative pronoun after neuter words like alles, etwas, nichts (alles, was ich habe). Colloquially it shortens etwas to 'something' (Ich habe was gefunden) and even stands in for warum ('why').
Examples
"Was machst du heute?"
Natural Translation
What are you doing today?
Literal Translation
What make you today?
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