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Please explain 어때요 / 어떻게. Thanks!
I roughly know their differences but could someone please explain to me are these two words from the same root word? They are very similar to me :(
Thank you!
Apr 1, 2012 10:29 AM
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They look similar, but they are totally different in meaning.
어때요? ☞ What do you think?, or What does it look like? (the base form is "어떻다")
어떻게? ☞ How? (어떠하다 ☞ 어떻다(contraction of "어떠하다") + 게 = 어떻게)
어떡해? ☞ What should I do? ("어떡해" is short for "어떻게 해")
To sum up,
어떠하다 ☞ 어떻다 ☞ 어떻다 + 게 = 어떻게 ☞ 어떻게+해 ☞ 어떡해
어떠하다 ☞ 어떠하다 + 요 ☞ 어떠해요 ☞ 어때요
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April 1, 2012
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