어디

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Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eodi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eodi
McCune–Reischauer?ŏdi
Yale Romanization?eti

Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어듸〮 (Yale: ètúy).

Pronoun

어디 • (eodi)

  1. (interrogative, indeterminate) where
    공항까지 지하철을 타면 될 것 같은데 혹시 지하철이 어디 있는지 아세요?
    gonghangkkaji jihacheoreul tamyeon doel geot gateunde hoksi jihacheori eodi inneunji aseyo?
    I think I can take the subway to the airport. Do you know where the subway is?
    헬스클럽이 어디 맞은편이라고? — 헬스클럽은 라운지 맞은 편이야. — 라운지 맞은편이라… 알겠어. 고마워.
    helseukeulleobi eodi majeunpyeonirago? - helseukeulleobeun raunji majeun pyeoniya. - raunji majeunpyeonira… algesseo. gomawo.
    The gym is across from … what? — The gym is across from the lounge. — Across from the lounge. Right. Thanks!
    Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
  2. somewhere (to refer to a place without saying exactly where you mean)
  3. somewhere (to refer to an unfixed place)
  4. somehow, some way, something (to refer to a something that is hard to express)
  5. (to refer to a something that is great or honorable in the ironical interrogative sentence)
Usage notes

The interrogative and the indefinite pronouns are distinguished by intonation, accent, and voicing.

  • 어디 가세요? — Where do you go?
  • 어디 가세요? — Do you go somewhere? (Do you leave?)
See also
Korean demonstratives edit
Determiner 이 그 저 어느
Pronoun Human 이이 그이 저이 뉘
이분 그분 저분 어느 분
이자 그자 저자
얘 걔 쟤
Object 이 (그) (저) 어느
이것 그것 저것 어느 것
이거 그거 저거 어느 거
Place 여기 거기 저기 어디
이곳 그곳 저곳 어느 곳
Direction 이쪽 그쪽 저쪽 어느 쪽
Time 이때 그때 접때 언제
Verb 이러다 그러다 저러다 어쩌다
이리하다 그리하다 저리하다 어찌하다
Adjective 이렇다 그렇다 저렇다 어떻다
이러하다 그러하다 저러하다 어떠하다
Adverb 이리 그리 저리 어찌
이렇게 그렇게 저렇게 어떻게
이만큼 그만큼 저만큼 얼마만큼(얼마큼)

Interjection

어디 • (eodi)

  1. Expression of a resolution.
  2. Exclamation for emphasis by reasking
  3. Exclamation for one's attention
  4. Expression used to emphasize a pitiable circumstance
  5. Exclamation used to drive an ox onto right direction
  6. Exclamation used to turn an ox to the right
See also

Etymology 2

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Hangulization of the Hungarian Ady Endre.

Proper noun

어디 • (Eodi)

  1. A name of a Hungarian poet.
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