Meaning
뭐해?
mwohae?
What are you doing?
Real Feeling
What Koreans really mean
Extremely common and versatile, used between friends, family, or people in casual relationships. It can be a simple factual question, a way to initiate conversation, or sometimes carry a slight implication of 'why are you doing that?' or 'what's going on?' depending on context and tone. It's too casual for formal situations with strangers or superiors.
💬 Used in real life
• A friend texts you late at night to see if you're awake and available to chat.
• You see a family member sitting quietly and want to know what they're occupied with.
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Grammar Breakdown
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뭐mwointerrogative pronoun
interrogative pronoun
An abbreviation of 무엇 (mu-eot), meaning 'what'.
-해haeverb (하다) + casual ending
verb (하다) + casual ending
The casual form of the verb 하다 (hada), meaning 'to do', combined with an informal question ending.
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