알게 뭐야 in Korean

IPA: [a̠ɭɡe̞ mwʌ̹ja̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: alge mwo-ya [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Of native Korean origin. From 알다 (alda, “to know”) + 뭐 (mwo, “what”) + -야 (-ya). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native}} Of native Korean origin., {{ko-l|알다|to know}} 알다 (alda, “to know”), {{ko-l|뭐|what}} 뭐 (mwo, “what”), {{ko-l|-야}} -야 (-ya) Head templates: {{ko-interj|head=알게 뭐-야}} 알게 뭐야 • (alge mwo-ya)

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    },
    {
      "other": "[알게뭐야]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "알게 뭐야"
}

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"알게 뭐야" meaning in Korean

Interjection