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==Meaning==
  
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==As a Question==
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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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! Sentence !! Intonation !! Audio !! Meaning
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| (need sentence)
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| Up and then down
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| (insert audio)
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| Gradually rising
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| (insert audio)
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==Used in Declarative Sentences==
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When 언제 is used in declarative sentences it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'sometime.'
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==Common phases==
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Common phrases using 언제:
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==Sentence examples==
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As an interrogative pronoun:
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{{Example table
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|Korex1 =
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|Engex1 =
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|Korex2 =
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|Comment2 =
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|Korex3 =
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|Comment3 =
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|Korex4 =
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|Engex4 =
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|Comment4 =
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|Korex5 =
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|Engex5 =
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|Comment5 =
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|Korex6 =
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|Engex6 =
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|Comment6 =
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|Korex7 =
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|Engex7 =
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|Comment7 =
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|Korex8 =
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|Engex8 =
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|Comment8 =
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|Korex9 =
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|Comment9 =
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|Korex10 =
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|Engex10 =
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|Comment10 =
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As an indefinite pronoun
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{{Example table
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|Korex1 =
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|Engex1 =
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|Comment1 =
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|Korex2 =
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|Engex2 =
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|Comment2 =
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|Korex3 =
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|Engex3 =
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|Comment3 =
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|Korex4 =
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|Engex4 =
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|Comment4 =
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|Korex5 =
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|Engex5 =
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|Comment5 =
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|Korex6 =
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|Engex6 =
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|Comment6 =
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|Korex7 =
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|Engex7 =
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|Comment7 =
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|Korex8 =
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|Engex8 =
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|Comment8 =
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|Korex9 =
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|Engex9 =
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|Comment9 =
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|Korex10 =
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|Engex10 =
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|Comment10 =
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==See also==
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*[[언제나]]
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*[[언제든지]]
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{{Interrogative and indefinite}}
 
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[[Category:Interrogative word]]

Latest revision as of 05:48, 19 June 2010

This topic is covered at Talktomeinkorean.com: lesson 19


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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:

Sentence Intonation Audio Meaning
(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:

Korean English Notes


As an indefinite pronoun

Korean English Notes


See also

v • d • e  
Interrogative and Indefinite Pronouns
Interrogative Pronouns
누구 · 몇 · 무슨 · 무엇 / 뭐 · 어느 · 어디· 어떤 · 어떻게 언제
Indefinite Pronouns
누구 · 몇 · 무슨 · 무엇 / 뭐 · 어디· 어떤 · 어떻게 · 언제 · 얼마
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