"어찌" meaning in Korean

See 어찌 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈i] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: eojji [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇뎨 (Yale: es.tyey). Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|ss|엇뎨|es.tyey}} First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇뎨 (Yale: es.tyey). Head templates: {{ko-adv}} 어찌 • (eojji)
  1. How, in what way or for what purpose. Derived forms: 어찌하다 (eojjihada) (english: to be inevitable) Related terms: 어째 (eojjae)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ss",
        "2": "엇뎨",
        "3": "es.tyey"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇뎨 (Yale: es.tyey).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇뎨 (Yale: es.tyey).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eojji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "어찌 • (eojji)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Native Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "to be inevitable",
          "roman": "eojjihada",
          "word": "어찌하다"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "아나: 피트 안녕. 안녕. 우리 여기 있어. — 피트: 안녕, 아나. 안녕. 마샤. —아나: 안녕. —피트: 너희 둘은 어찌 지내? —마샤: 난 좋아.\nana: piteu annyeong. annyeong. uri yeogi isseo. - piteu: annyeong, ana. annyeong. masya. -ana: annyeong. -piteu: neohui dureun eojji jinae? -masya: nan joa.\nAnna: Pete, hi! Hi, we are here! —Pete: Hi, Anna! Hi, Marsha! —Anna: Hi! —Pete: How are you two? —Marsha: I am great!\nOriginal English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "How, in what way or for what purpose."
      ],
      "id": "en-어찌-ko-adv-JJZPOmWG",
      "links": [
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          "How",
          "how"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "eojjae",
          "word": "어째"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈i]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "어찌"
    },
    {
      "other": "[어찌]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어찌"
}
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    {
      "english": "to be inevitable",
      "roman": "eojjihada",
      "word": "어찌하다"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ss",
        "2": "엇뎨",
        "3": "es.tyey"
      },
      "expansion": "First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇뎨 (Yale: es.tyey).",
      "name": "ko-etym-native"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇뎨 (Yale: es.tyey).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "eojji",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "어찌 • (eojji)",
      "name": "ko-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "eojjae",
      "word": "어째"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "Korean adverbs",
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean interrogative adverbs",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean terms derived from Middle Korean",
        "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Native Korean words",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "아나: 피트 안녕. 안녕. 우리 여기 있어. — 피트: 안녕, 아나. 안녕. 마샤. —아나: 안녕. —피트: 너희 둘은 어찌 지내? —마샤: 난 좋아.\nana: piteu annyeong. annyeong. uri yeogi isseo. - piteu: annyeong, ana. annyeong. masya. -ana: annyeong. -piteu: neohui dureun eojji jinae? -masya: nan joa.\nAnna: Pete, hi! Hi, we are here! —Pete: Hi, Anna! Hi, Marsha! —Anna: Hi! —Pete: How are you two? —Marsha: I am great!\nOriginal English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "How, in what way or for what purpose."
      ],
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          "How",
          "how"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈i]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "어찌"
    },
    {
      "other": "[어찌]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어찌"
}

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