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How do you ask 'How much does this cost?' in German?

Was kostet das? asks the price.

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  1. Was ist das?
  2. Wo ist das?
  3. Was kostet das? ✔

Why: Was kostet das? literally asks 'what costs that?'. Was ist das? means what is that, and Wo ist das? means where is that.

Huh, didn't know that: Wiktionary's entry for kosten includes the example 'Was kostet das alles?', meaning what does all this cost.

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Answer: Was kostet das?. Was kostet das? literally asks 'what costs that?'. Was ist das? means what is that, and Wo ist das? means where is that.

  1. Wiktionary: kosten en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kosten
    Was kostet das alles? What does all this cost?
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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