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뭐하게

what for?, what are you going to do with it?

→ 뭐하다
뭐 well, you know, like + 하 do; be + 게 First-person intention or promise
verb · informal Rare #27,412
what for?, what are you going to do with it? A conversational question about the purpose of doing or getting something. It is usually written with a space: 뭐 하게?
KO: 그걸 사서 뭐하게?
EN: What are you going to do with that after you buy it?
Conjugation of 뭐하다
Present
뭐해뭐해요
Interrogative
뭐하고

뭐하게?

What are you doing?

— 히든 (2005)

때리는 걸 배워서 뭐하게?

What good is learning to hit?

— 무인 곽원갑 (2006)

교과서가 필요하대 뭐하게?

They say they need a textbook. What for?

— 증오 (1995)

그걸로 뭐하게?

What are you going to do with that?

— 쿵푸팬더 4 (2024)