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Korean idiom why should I care?

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알 게 뭐예요

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 알 게 뭐예요
  • 알 게 뭐예요

English rendering why should I care? Literal translation: “what is there for me to know?”

Meaning 1

상대방을 높여 어떻게 되든 상관이 없다는 뜻을 이르는 말.

A more polite form of an expression meaning that one does not care what happens.

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‘알 게 뭐야[뭐나]’보다 상대방을 높여 이르는 말.

‘알 게 뭐야[뭐나]’

어떻게 되든 상관이 없다는 뜻으로 이르는 말.

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Dictionary example 1

당신이 중학생인지 고등학생인지 내가 알 게 뭐예요 .

Why should I care whether you are in middle school or high school?

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“알 게 뭐예요” — why should I care?: A more polite form of an expression meaning that one does not care what happens.
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