어쩌자는 거야

what are you trying to do?

→ 어쩌다
phrase Rare #26,448
what are you trying to do? Often used rhetorically to express frustration or challenge someone about what they expect to happen.
KO: 갑자기 계획을 바꾸면 어쩌자는 거야?
EN: What are you trying to do, changing the plan all of a sudden?

도대체 어쩌자는 거 야?

What on earth are you trying to do?

— 안드레이 루블료프 (1966)

당신은 선장 이니 배에서는 선장의 말이 법 이란 걸 알 텐데 어쩌자는 거 야?

You’re the captain, so you know that the captain’s word is law on a ship. What are you trying to do?

— 퍼니 게임 (1997)

도대체 뭘 어쩌자는 거 야?

What on earth are you trying to do?

— 자전거 도둑 (1948)