About this word
왜 asks for a reason: “why?”
A natural answer often uses -아서/어서: 더워서 택시를 타요 means “I take a taxi because it is hot.”
Collocations
왜 그래요?왜 가요?
Example sentences
왜 한국어를 공부해요?
wae hangugeo-reul gongbuhaeyo?
Why do you study Korean?
왜 택시를 타요?
wae taegsireul tayo?
Why do you take a taxi?
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