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Do you say なにをしますか when you want to ask 'What are you doing?'
Do you say なにをしますか when you want to ask 'What are you doing?'
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なにしてるんですか？ should be more natural for casual conversation.
In formal situation, なにをなさってるのですか？ sounds more polite.
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