What Does "what would you" Mean?
Learn what "what would you" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
What would you even need something like that for?
It means the speaker doubts that the thing is necessary or useful.
From An Affair With My Boss, Episode 53
When do people say this?
Scene Context
Someone challenges the need for an object or idea and questions why it would be useful.
Usage Scenario
Use this when questioning the purpose of something in an argument or skeptical conversation. It can sound dismissive or confrontational depending on tone.
Better ways to say it
Why would you need something like that?
What do you need that for?
What would you need that for?
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