Korean

Determiner

웬 • ‎(wen)

1. A determiner which is used to express doubt or wonder: why~ what~
   • 웬 술을 이렇게 마셨어? (wen suleul ireoke masyeosseo?)

     Why did you drink so much?

Derived terms

• 웬걸 (wen-geol, “oh my”)
• 웬일 (wenil, “what~ so~?”)

1. 웬일이세요?‎

   Weniriseyo?

   What's up?

• 웬일인지 (wenirinji, “for some reason”)

Synonyms

• 어찌 된 (eojji doen, “why~ like this”)
• 어떤 (eotteon, “some”)