Where does “알게 뭐야” come from?
알게 뭐야 (Korean) comes from Korean 뭐 — what.
알게 뭐야 (Korean): what the hell?; who cares?
Definitions
- what the hell?; who cares?
Ancestry of “알게 뭐야”, step by step
알게 뭐야 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 뭐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 뭐 | what |
via Korean 알다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 알다 | to know, understand (to have information or knowledge about an object or situation through education, experience, thoughts, etc.) |