"-으므로" meaning in Korean

See -으므로 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ɯmɯɾo̞] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: -eumeuro [romanization], -므로 [alternative]
Head templates: {{ko-pos|suffix}} -으므로 • (-eumeuro)
  1. (formal) because, since Tags: formal, morpheme
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-eumeuro",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-므로",
      "roman": "-meuro",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-으므로 • (-eumeuro)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              36,
              45
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I don't think our manager will be able to make it that day because he has a prior engagement.",
          "roman": "Uri bujang-nim-i geunal seonyag-i iss-eumeuro mot gasil geot gatayo.",
          "text": "우리 부장님이 그날 선약이 있으므로 못 가실 것 같아요.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "because, since"
      ],
      "id": "en--으므로-ko-suffix-NCr9SFzZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "because",
          "because"
        ],
        [
          "since",
          "since"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) because, since"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯmɯɾo̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "으므로"
    },
    {
      "other": "[으므로]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-으므로"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-eumeuro",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-므로",
      "roman": "-meuro",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-으므로 • (-eumeuro)",
      "name": "ko-pos"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean formal terms",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean suffixes",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              36,
              45
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I don't think our manager will be able to make it that day because he has a prior engagement.",
          "roman": "Uri bujang-nim-i geunal seonyag-i iss-eumeuro mot gasil geot gatayo.",
          "text": "우리 부장님이 그날 선약이 있으므로 못 가실 것 같아요.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "because, since"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "because",
          "because"
        ],
        [
          "since",
          "since"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal) because, since"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɯmɯɾo̞]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "으므로"
    },
    {
      "other": "[으므로]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-으므로"
}

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