A2
Expression
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Meaning
Asking about the condition or quality of something.
Practice Bank
3 exercises
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날씨___ 어때요? (How's the weather?)
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기분___ 어때요? (How do you feel?)
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주말___ 어때요? (How was your weekend?)
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The expression combines the noun particle ~이/가 with the interrogative adjective 어떻다 (to be how/what kind). 어떻다 is an irregular adjective that changes to 어때요 in the polite informal speech style. The full etymology of 어떻다 traces back to Middle Korean. '어떠하다' is the root, combining '엇' (interrogative stem related to '어느' meaning 'which') and '하다' (to do/be). Over time, it evolved into '어떠다' and then '어떻다' in modern Korean. The '~어요' ending is a common polite informal declarative/interrogative ending in Korean verbs and adjectives.
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