How to Say "What Are You Doing?" in Mizo

enge i tih?

The English phrase "what are you doing?" is translated into Mizo as enge i tih?

This phrase is a question used to ask someone about their current activity.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase enge i tih? is composed of enge (what), i (you) and tih (do/to do).

If you are asking a group of people what they are doing, use enge in tih? instead of enge i tih?

In the phrase enge i tih?, the verb tih is in its base form, which is standard for asking about current activities in Mizo.

While asking enge i tih? might seem like a simple inquiry, in many Mizo communities, it is often used as a casual greeting similar to 'how are things?' rather than a literal interrogation of one's movements.
Mizo is a tonal language, meaning the pitch used when saying enge i tih? can change the nuance of the question from casual curiosity to suspicion.
In very informal settings, speakers might drop the enge and simply say i tih?, relying on context and tone to convey the meaning of 'what are you doing?'

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