Korean expression
어딨어요
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어딨어요 means "where is it?" in Korean.
How it works here
‘어디 있다?’ is a shortened colloquial way to ask where something is. Here, the polite ending ‘-어요’ makes it a polite question.
Key expression
어디 있다?
Used to ask where something is located
A shortened conversational form of ‘어디에 있어요?’ (where is it?). It is shorter and more direct, with the particle ‘에’ omitted. Depending on intonation, it can sound familiar or friendly.
When it's used
Used when urgently asking where a needed person or object is.
The line
열쇠 어딨어요? 근데 열쇠!
Where are the keys? But the keys!
Said while urgently looking for a needed object and asking someone about its location.
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More examples
내 안경 어디 있다?
Where are my glasses?
회의 자료가 어디 있습니까?
Where are the meeting materials?
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
어딨어요
열쇠 어딨어요? 근데 열쇠!
Where are the keys? But the keys!
- Urgently asking where a needed object is.
- Relaxedly asking how much time remains.
- Asking who made something.
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Urgently asking where a needed object is.
used to ask where something is located. A shortened conversational form of ‘어디에 있어요?’ (where is it?). It is shorter and more direct, with the particle ‘에’ omitted. Depending on intonation, it can sound familiar or friendly.
Other words in this line
- 열쇠
- Key
- 어디
- Where
- 있다
- To exist; to be
- 근데
- But; however
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