"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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      "expansion": "First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇뎨 (Yale: es.tyey).",
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  "forms": [
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    }
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          "english": "to be inevitable",
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          "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)",
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        }
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        "How, in what way or for what purpose."
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "roman": "eojjae",
          "word": "어째"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈i]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어찌]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어찌"
}
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      "word": "어찌하다"
    }
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      },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      "roman": "eojjae",
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    }
  ],
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        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "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)",
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        "How, in what way or for what purpose."
      ],
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        [
          "How",
          "how"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʌ̹t͡ɕ͈i]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[어찌]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "어찌"
}

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