What does 어떻게 mean?
어떻게 means "In what way." in Korean.
How it works here
‘어떻게’ asks about the method of the action expressed by ‘하는’ (doing).
When it's used
Used to ask how to perform something for the first time or request an explanation.
The line
와 이거 어떻게 하는 거야?
Wow, how do you do this?
Asking for the method of doing something unfamiliar.
Scene from “[GOING SEVENTEEN 2020] EP.40 돈't Lie Ⅱ #1 (Don't Lie Ⅱ #1)” · Channel: SEVENTEEN Watch on YouTube
More examples
이 사진은 어떻게 찍은 거예요?
How was this photo taken?
이 문제를 어떻게 풀면 되지?
How am I supposed to solve this problem?
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What does this mean here?
어떻게
와 이거 어떻게 하는 거야?
Wow, how do you do this?
- It asks why something is so.
- It asks who did something.
- It asks how often something is done.
- It is used to ask about a method or way.
Show the answer
It is used to ask about a method or way.
‘어떻게’ asks about the method itself, unlike ‘어떡해’ (what should I do?). It can be casual or polite depending on the ending.
Other words in this line
- 이거
- This thing
- 거
- Thing
- 하다
- To do
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