English Sentence:

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

German Translation:

Was war zuerst da, das Huhn oder das Ei?

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was

1. what 2. which 3. [informal] something (short for etwas)

Here: what

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war

has been, was

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zuerst

at first, primarily

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da

1. here 2. since, because 3. then, when 4. there

Here: here, there

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das

1. the (nominative neuter singular) 2. the (accusative neuter singular) 3. that, this

Here: the (nominative neuter singular)

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das Huhn   (Pl: Hühner)

chicken

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oder

1. or 2. right?, is it? (end of question)

Here: or

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das

1. the (nominative neuter singular) 2. the (accusative neuter singular) 3. that, this

Here: the (nominative neuter singular)

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das Ei   (Pl: Eier)

egg

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