Translation of どうなってんだ

[Wellington]

In this sentence.

せっかく来たのに　どうなってんだ　あそこのジムリーダーは。

 

[lanthas]

This is a contraction of どうなっているんだ, "what's going on with that gym leader?"

You may also hear なにやってんだ (from なにやっているんだ), "what is he doing?"

 

[Wellington]

This is a contraction of どうなっているんだ, "what's going on with that gym leader?"

You may also hear なにやってんだ (from なにやっているんだ), "what is he doing?"

So, this "どうなっている" means what 's going on?

 

[Mike Cash]

What's up with him?
What the hell is his problem?
etc etc etc

Impossible to say without the context, which you have and we don't.

 

[Wellington]

You're right, the translation is something like: what's going on, what's up, what's wrong, etc. I thank all.