언제
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Meaning
As a Question
Depending on the intonation, can mean either 'when' or 'sometime.' If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'When ... ?' However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'sometime.' See the examples below:
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| (need sentence) | Up and then down | (insert audio) | |
| (need sentence) | Gradually rising | (insert audio) |
Used in Declarative Sentences
When 언제 is used in declarative sentences it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'sometime.'
Common phases
Common phrases using 언제:
Sentence examples
As an interrogative pronoun:
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As an indefinite pronoun
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See also
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