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-는 게 어때요?

how about (doing)? (polite suggestion)

Level 2 · TOPIK I · beginner

How to use it

Makes a polite suggestion or gives advice by asking the listener's opinion. It can include the speaker ('shall we') or only the listener.

Forming it

가다→ 가는 게 어때요?
먹다→ 먹는 게 어때요?
만들다→ 만드는 게 어때요?
쉬다→ 쉬는 게 어때요?

Use the present -는 even for future suggestions: ✗ 갈 게 어때요? → 가는 게 어때요?

Examples

Compared with similar patterns

-는 게 좋겠다 states your recommendation directly; -(으)ㄹ까요? invites the listener to do something together; -지 그래요? is advice that can sound like mild criticism.

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