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Originally Posted by AngelicaFay
I *think* it would be something along the lines of 彼は何を____いますか。but I am confused because it is my understanding that 着て applies to things put on the body, はいて to the legs and かぶって for the head, right? (Please tell me if i'm wrong!) so what word would be appropriate to ask "what is he wearing?" in general? Thanks in advance ^.^
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First and foremost, Japanese speakers don't use pronouns like you do. 彼 is a big no-no.
We
don't use 着る when we want to know what shoes someone is wearing and whether or not s/he is also wearing a hat as well as what clothes s/he is wearing. In fact, we don't even use that 彼は何を____いますか format because it's impossible for all the verbs that you mentioned.
Native speakers would say 「（その人は）どんな格好（かっこう）をしていますか 。」.
If you say 何を着ていますか, the reply will only include the person's top and bottom.