-는 게 어때요?
Quick answer: -는 게 어때요? means how about — a suggestion that leaves the choice with the listener.
How to form it
Verb stem + 는 게 어때요? · same form whether or not the stem ends in a consonant
In Korean: 동사 어간 + 는 게 어때요? 받침과 상관없습니다
What to know
You have 같이 가요 and 갈까요? for suggestions. -는 게 어때요? is softer than both, because it asks how the idea strikes the other person rather than proposing to do it together. It is the polite way to give advice to someone who did not ask for it.
Examples
- 약을 먹는 게 어때요?How about taking some medicine?
- 일찍 자는 게 어때요?How about going to bed early?
- 간식을 줄이는 게 어때요?How about cutting down on snacks?
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 2 (TOPIK I), Lesson 17: 약을 먹는 게 어때요? — How about taking some medicine?. Also in the Level 2 book.
Learned in the same lesson: -아/어야 하다.
Practise -는 게 어때요? out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 2, Lesson 17 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.