What does 왜 몰라요 mean?
왜 몰라요 means "why don’t you know?" in Korean.
How it works here
‘왜’ asks for the reason, and ‘몰라요’ asks why the person does not know.
Key expression
왜 모르다
To ask why someone does not know
The combination of ‘왜’ and ‘모르다’ often sounds more challenging than simply asking whether someone knows.
When it's used
Used to ask insistently why someone does not know a particular fact.
The line
왜 몰라요?
Why don’t you know?
Someone questions why another person lacks specific information.
Scene from “비행記 in 부산 (Travel Log in Busan) #2｜[SKZ CODE] Ep.101” · Channel: Stray Kids Watch on YouTube
More examples
왜 그 사실을 모르세요?
Why don’t you know that fact?
왜 그렇게 기본적인 걸 몰라요?
Why don’t you know something so basic?
Quick check
When would you use this expression?
왜 몰라요
왜 몰라요?
Why don’t you know?
- Asking why and pressing for the reason.
- Checking the name because they do not know what something is.
- Suggesting that they look for where something is.
Show the answer
Asking why and pressing for the reason.
To ask why someone does not know. The combination of ‘왜’ and ‘모르다’ often sounds more challenging than simply asking whether someone knows.
Other words in this line
- 왜
- Why
- 모르다
- Not to know
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