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Closed question Question about English (US) What is the difference between what am I supposed to do? and what should I do? ?Feel free to just provide example sentences. What is the difference between "what am I supposed to do?" and "what should I do?"? See a translation Hide translation Answers Close modal image When you "disagree" with an answer The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. OK JPNNewbie 14 Feb 2016 Featured answer
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"What am I supposed to do?" can also be rhetorical, like saying "What do YOU want me to do?" or like saying "it is not my problem" or implying that there is nothing I can do; more often used when you are annoyed.

"What am I supposed to do?" can also be rhetorical, like saying "What do YOU want me to do?" or like saying "it is not my problem" or implying that there is nothing I can do; more often used when you are annoyed.

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When asking for instructions: "What am I supposed to do?" "What should I do?" = どうしよう?

When asking for instructions: "What am I supposed to do?""What should I do?" = どうしよう?

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"What am I supposed to do?" can also be rhetorical, like saying "What do YOU want me to do?" or like saying "it is not my problem" or implying that there is nothing I can do; more often used when you are annoyed.

"What am I supposed to do?" can also be rhetorical, like saying "What do YOU want me to do?" or like saying "it is not my problem" or implying that there is nothing I can do; more often used when you are annoyed.

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