어느

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 어느 (Yale: enu).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹nɯ]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eoneu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eoneu
McCune–Reischauer?ŏnŭ
Yale Romanization?enu

Determiner

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어느 (eoneu)

  1. (interrogative) which
    어느 쪽이 당신의 자전거인가요?
    eoneu jjogi dangsinui jajeon'geoin'gayo?
    Which is your bicycle?
    어느 사전을 좋아하십니까?
    eoneu sajeoneul joahasimnikka?
    Which dictionary do you favour?
  2. a certain, one, some
    형사는 그 아이가 자정이 지난 어느 시점에 유기된 것이라고 말했다.
    hyeongsaneun geu aiga jajeong'i jinan eoneu sijeome yugidoen geosirago malhaetda.
    The detective said that the baby had been abandoned sometime after midnight.