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(New page: *왜 - why *어디 - where **어딘가 - somewhere *뭐/뭣 - what *어느 - which *언제 - when **언젠가 - sometime *어떻게 - how (adverb form of the verb 어떻다 which could be ...) |
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| − | *왜 - | + | <!--We should post simple examples, but in which format?--> |
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| − | ** | + | *왜 - Why |
| − | *뭐/뭣 - | + | *어디 - Where |
| − | * | + | *무엇이 - What (with the subject marker) |
| − | * | + | *무엇을 - What (with the object marker) |
| − | * | + | *뭐/뭣 - What (contraction of 무엇) |
| − | *어떻게 - | + | *뭘 - Contraction of 무엇을 |
| − | *누가/누구 - | + | *어느 - Which |
| − | ** | + | *언제 - When |
| + | *어떻게 - How (adverb form of the verb 어떻다 which could be translated as 'to be how') | ||
| + | *누가/누구 - Who (누가 is used as a subject while 누구 is used as an object) | ||
| + | *어떤 - What kind of | ||
| + | *무슨 - What (kind of) | ||
| + | *얼마/얼마나 - How (much/many) | ||
| + | <!--Difference between 어떤 and 무슨--> | ||
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| + | Both 어떤 and 무슨 are translated into English as 'what kind of ~). The difference is that the former is considered from a subjective point of view e.g. 그분이 어떤 여자예요? 아름다운 여자예요. The latter on the other hand is objective. 무슨 꽃을 사고 싶어요? 붉은 꽃 사고 싶어요. | ||
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| + | ==Related Pages== | ||
| + | *[[무슨]] | ||
| + | *[[어디]] | ||
| + | *[[무엇]] | ||
| + | *[[뭐]] | ||
| + | *[[어느]] | ||
| + | *[[언제]] | ||
| + | *[[왜]] | ||
| + | *[[어떤]] | ||
| + | *[[:Category:Grammar|Grammar]] | ||
| + | *[[Linguistics and language]] | ||
| + | *[[Pronouns]] | ||
[[Category:Vocabulary]] | [[Category:Vocabulary]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:34, 15 May 2012
- 왜 - Why
- 어디 - Where
- 무엇이 - What (with the subject marker)
- 무엇을 - What (with the object marker)
- 뭐/뭣 - What (contraction of 무엇)
- 뭘 - Contraction of 무엇을
- 어느 - Which
- 언제 - When
- 어떻게 - How (adverb form of the verb 어떻다 which could be translated as 'to be how')
- 누가/누구 - Who (누가 is used as a subject while 누구 is used as an object)
- 어떤 - What kind of
- 무슨 - What (kind of)
- 얼마/얼마나 - How (much/many)
Both 어떤 and 무슨 are translated into English as 'what kind of ~). The difference is that the former is considered from a subjective point of view e.g. 그분이 어떤 여자예요? 아름다운 여자예요. The latter on the other hand is objective. 무슨 꽃을 사고 싶어요? 붉은 꽃 사고 싶어요.
