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TOPIK 1pronoun

무엇

mueot [무얻]

무엇이 (뭐가) · 무엇을 (뭘) · spoken: 뭐

what; something

Example

지난 주말에 무엇을 했어요?

What did you do last weekend?

Word parts

Mostly heard in its short spoken form 뭐; 무엇을 shortens to 뭘.

Good to know

무엇 is written or formal; in conversation people almost always say 뭐.