See -어야 on Wiktionary
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"roman": "-eoya doeda",
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"etymology_text": "From Middle Korean -어〮ᅀᅡ〮 (Yale: é-zá), from Old Korean 良沙 (*-a-sa); equivalent to the addition of the particle -야 (-ya) to the infinitive suffix -어 (-eo). Cognate with Jeju -어사 (-eosa) which preserves the original consonant. Compare -어서 (-eoseo).",
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"english": "You have to drink a lot of water to be able to lose weight.",
"literal_meaning": "You can lose weight only if you drink a lot of water.",
"roman": "Mur-eul mani masyeoya sar-eul ppael su iss-eo.",
"text": "물을 많이 마셔야 살을 뺄 수 있어.",
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"english": "He shouldn't have done such a thing... He doesn't even deserve to be called a person otherwise!",
"literal_meaning": "He shouldn't have done such a thing... Only if he does so [i.e. he still did what he shouldn't have] is he a human being!",
"roman": "Geu jit an haess-eoyaji... geuraeya saram-i-ji!",
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"english": "I got that, but granted she is pretty, how pretty can she really be?",
"literal_meaning": "I understand that, but no matter if she is pretty, how pretty will she be?",
"roman": "al-get-jiman, yeppeoya eolmana yeppeu-gen-na?",
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"english": "No matter how diligently you may practice, you won't be able to speak like a native.",
"roman": "Amuri yeolsimhi yeonseuphae bwaya woneomin-cheoreom malhal su-neun eops-eul geo-yeyo.",
"text": "아무리 열심히 연습해 봐야 원어민처럼 말할 수는 없을 거예요.",
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"hangeul": "어야"
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"roman": "-eoya doeda",
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"english": "You have to drink a lot of water to be able to lose weight.",
"literal_meaning": "You can lose weight only if you drink a lot of water.",
"roman": "Mur-eul mani masyeoya sar-eul ppael su iss-eo.",
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"english": "He shouldn't have done such a thing... He doesn't even deserve to be called a person otherwise!",
"literal_meaning": "He shouldn't have done such a thing... Only if he does so [i.e. he still did what he shouldn't have] is he a human being!",
"roman": "Geu jit an haess-eoyaji... geuraeya saram-i-ji!",
"text": "그 짓 안 했어야지... 그래야 사람이지!",
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"roman": "al-get-jiman, yeppeoya eolmana yeppeu-gen-na?",
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"english": "No matter how diligently you may practice, you won't be able to speak like a native.",
"roman": "Amuri yeolsimhi yeonseuphae bwaya woneomin-cheoreom malhal su-neun eops-eul geo-yeyo.",
"text": "아무리 열심히 연습해 봐야 원어민처럼 말할 수는 없을 거예요.",
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