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    何ユッキーに変なこと吹き込んでるのよ
    
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This sentence is from "Mirai Nikki" episode 4". I've seen this use in various
animes but I don't get it quite right. It doesn't seem to be the object of the
sentence since the object of 吹き込んでる is こと. It sounds more like a "why", but
that's not the meaning of 何, right? It also doesn't seem to be an interjection
since it's not alone in the sentence.

What is the grammatical function of this 何?
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How is the use of this 何? 「何ユッキーに変なこと吹き込んでるのよ」
This is 何を meaning "why" or "how dare you". This always sounds accusatory or
dubious.

  * [Using 何を with intransitive verbs (eg 何をにやついているの?)](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/44176/5010)
  * [Use of を with seemingly intransitive verbs describing emotions](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/93101/5010)

This type of accusatory 何を can be used with an intransitive verb. When it's
used with a transitive verb, the verb can take two を (one as part of 何を and
one for the actual object). Both を can be omitted in colloquial sentences.

> 何ユッキーに変なこと吹き込んでるのよ  
>  = 何 **を** ユッキーに変なこと **を** 吹き込んでるのよ  
>  = Why are you inculcating strange things into Yuckie?
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