What does 어떻게 mean?
어떻게 (eo-tteo-ke) means: how (adverb, followed by a verb).
Asks about method; the sentence continues after it.
🔊 From the story above
어떡해 — Eotteoke vs Eotteokhae
있다가 만나요 — *it-da-ga man-na-yo*
어떻게 — *eo-tteo-ke*, "how"
어떻게 해 — *eo-tteo-ke hae*, "what do I do with this"
있다가 — *it-da-ga*, "while staying / and then leaving"
있다 — *it-da*, "to be / to stay somewhere"
이따가 — *i-tta-ga*, "later, in a bit"
나중에 — *na-jung-e*, "later"
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How it's actually used
- 이 가방은 어떻게 만드는 거예요?
I gabangeun eotteoke mandneun geoyeyo?
How is this bag made?
💡 Asks about the method or process of doing something. - 오늘 저녁은 어떻게 할까요?
Oneul jeonyeogeun eotteoke halkkayo?
What should we do about dinner tonight?
💡 Asks for a plan or a way to handle a situation. - 여권을 잃어버렸는데 어떻게 하죠?
Yeogwoneul ilyeoboryeonneunde eotteoke hajyo?
I lost my passport, what should I do?
💡 Asks for advice or solution in a dilemma.