"What's up"
What is the true meaning?
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Hey Heli, how are you? I hope you are doing just fine!
Hey Aninha, What's up?
''What's up'' is considered to be an expression that means ''What's going on?''/ ''Hello. What's happening?'' / ''What's new?''. / ''What's the matter (with someone)''. This idiom is often used as a greeting that does not require an answer.
Here are some examples that may help you:
''So what's up? How have you been?''
''What's up? How are you doing?''
''What’s up with him? He looks furious.''
Hope that helps!!! :)
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Hi Heli,
"What's up" is slang and is used very commonly by younger generations and amongst friends. It means "what is happening now/in your life?", "What are you doing?".
Don't take it literally because if we analyze it, it will confuse you!
This is why:
What + is + up
What = pronoun/determiner: asking for information
is= conjugated verb "to be"
up= adverb/prepostion/adjective --> opposite of down, a higher place.
Next time someone asks you "what's up?" you can respond by saying, "nothing much" or "a lot!" depending on you of course :)
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