What Kind? 무슨 vs 어떤

You’re choosing a film. 무슨 영화예요? often asks which film or what type it is; 어떤 영화예요? can ask what kind of film it is or what it is like. Both come before a noun, and their uses overlap. The answer you need helps you choose.

Ask for the Missing Part

Choose the question word for the information you need: 누구 or 누가 for a person, 어디 for a place, 언제 for time, 무엇 or 뭐 for a thing, 왜 for a reason, and 어떻게 for a method or state. 얼마 asks a price or amount; 몇 comes before a counting noun, and 얼마나 asks a degree or extent. Put the question word where the answer would go: 어디에서 만나요? → 카페에서 만나요.

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