what

뜻

• pron. 무엇, 무슨 일
• adj. 어떤, 무슨
• adv. 얼마나
• interj. 뭐야, 저런

영영 풀이

• pron., a., & adv. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking
• questions regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what
• did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?
• pron., a., & adv. As an exclamatory word: -- (a) Used absolutely
• or independently; -- often with a question following.
• pron., a., & adv. Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or
• how great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage!
• pron., a., & adv. Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an
• adverbial sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy boys!
• pron., a., & adv. As a relative pronoun
• pron., a., & adv. Used substantively with the antecedent
• suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those
• [things] which; -- called a compound relative.
• pron., a., & adv. Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . .
• which; the sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or at,
• which.
• pron., a., & adv. Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to
• the adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.
• pron., a., & adv. Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; --
• used indefinitely.
• pron., a., & adv. Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat;
• -- with a following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with
• repetition.
• n. Something; thing; stuff.
• interrog. adv. Why? For what purpose? On what account?

예문

1. pron. 무엇, 무슨 일

   I couldn't hear what he was saying because of the loud music.

   시끄러운 음악 때문에 그가 무슨 말을 하고 있는지 들을 수 없었어요.

2. adj. 어떤, 무슨

   I am not sure what time the train leaves for the airport.

   공항으로 가는 기차가 몇 시에 출발하는지 잘 모르겠어요.

3. adv. 얼마나

   What a beautiful view we have from this window!

   이 창문으로 보이는 풍경이 얼마나 아름다운지 몰라요!

4. interj. 뭐야, 저런

   What! Did you really lose your passport at the airport?

   뭐야! 공항에서 정말 여권을 잃어버린 거예요?