wonach
Translation
after what, for what, according to which
Examples
Wonach suchst du?
What are you looking for?
Das ist es, wonach ich suche.
This is what I am looking for.
Wonach riecht es hier?
What does it smell like in here?
Grammar Patterns
(as interrogative adverb) what ... for What are you looking for?
(as relative adverb) what, that which This is what I am looking for.
Similar Words
wofür (what for), worum (what about)
Etymology
A compound of 'wo-' (what/where) and 'nach' (after, for). Literally 'what-for' or 'after-what'.
Memory Tips
Used for questions and relative clauses involving the preposition 'nach'. For example, 'nach etwas suchen' (to look for sth.) becomes the question 'Wonach suchst du?' (What are you looking for?).