English idiom equivalent to the German Gretchenfrage "wie hast du's mit...?"?
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Mark I. answered • 04/24/19
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From what I recall a Gretchenfrage comes from Goethe's "Faust" and has to do with getting to the heart of person and truth. This is an 1800's phrase and is like "what do you really think/feel about...?"
If you don't know anything about "Faust" and you're interested in German you should look into, read about, Youtube "Faust."
It is key literature and it has to do with a man & his soul & Mephistopheles. Mephisto (shortened version) is effectively the devil.
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Adelaida A.
This phrase is much line the English. Wie means "what" hast is "to have". met is "with". In essence this is a question which asks What do you have to do with.......... i.e. what do you have to do with this matter? with this argument? with this situation? What do you have to do with .........?05/30/19