German grammar
Was mir am besten gefallen hat... (freies Relativpronomen + Perfekt, Wiederholung)
Say what you liked most about a film, using was + gefallen hat + Perfekt.
From the scene Was mir am besten gefallen hat (What I liked most)
In short
With no noun, was starts the clause and the main verb follows straight after the comma.
Your turn
Which one goes with was the ending?
Options: was mir am besten gefallen hat · jemandem die Show stehlen · war das Ende
Show answer
was the ending → war das Ende
How it works
Revision of was-clauses: with no specific noun, was starts the clause and the main verb follows straight after the comma: was mir am besten gefallen hat, war das Ende.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) am besten gefallen hat, war, Don Ramón die Show zu stehlen.
Clue: gefallen + Dativ
Options: Was mir · Was mich · Was ich
Show answer
Was mir am besten gefallen hat, war, Don Ramón die Show zu stehlen.
What I liked most was stealing the show from Don Ramón.
Good to know
After war you can also put a zu-infinitive: war, ihm die Show zu stehlen. Film words: das Drehbuch, die Szene, bewegend.
what I liked most was mir am besten gefallen hat
Nuria
Was für ein Film! Was mir am besten gefallen hat, war das Ende.
What a film! What I liked most was the ending.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Was für ein Film! (blank), war das Ende.
Options: Was mir am besten gefallen hat · Jemandem die Show stehlen · Das Drehbuch
Show answer
Nuria
Was für ein Film! Was mir am besten gefallen hat, war das Ende.
What a film! What I liked most was the ending.
was the ending war das Ende
Nuria
Was für ein Film! Was mir am besten gefallen hat, war das Ende.
What a film! What I liked most was the ending.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Was für ein Film! Was mir am besten gefallen hat, (blank).
Options: war das Ende · jemandem die Show stehlen · das Drehbuch
Show answer
Nuria
Was für ein Film! Was mir am besten gefallen hat, war das Ende.
What a film! What I liked most was the ending.
to steal the show from someone jemandem die Show stehlen
the script das Drehbuch
Tomás
Das Drehbuch war auch sehr gut geschrieben.
The script was also very well written.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) war auch sehr gut geschrieben.
Options: Was mir am besten gefallen hat · War das Ende · Das Drehbuch
Show answer
Tomás
Das Drehbuch war auch sehr gut geschrieben.
The script was also very well written.
very moving sehr bewegend
Common mistake
Not gefällt or gefallt here. Perfekt: hat … gefallen.
Mir hat Don Ramóns Schauspiel total gefallen.
I loved Don Ramón's acting.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| what I liked most | was mir am besten gefallen hat |
|---|---|
| was the ending | war das Ende |
| to steal the show from someone | jemandem die Show stehlen |
| the script | das Drehbuch |
| very moving | sehr bewegend |
More lines from the story
- TomásMir hat Don Ramóns Schauspiel total gefallen.I loved Don Ramón's acting.
- ElenaWas mir am besten gefallen hat, war, Don Ramón die Show zu stehlen.What I liked most was stealing the show from Don Ramón.
- ElenaMeine, natürlich. Immer meine!Mine, obviously. Always mine!
- ElenaNur seins? Meine Szene war die beste!Only his? My scene was the best!