어떻게

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how

어떻게 = 어떻 (be how, from 어떠하다) + 게 (-ly): literally how-ly

어떻다 is the adjective meaning to be how / to be what way, contracted from 어떠하다. Adding the adverb ending -게 turns it into in what way, i.e. how. Same -게 as in 크게 (bigly, greatly) and 쉽게 (easily).

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