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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 엇뎨 (Yale: es.tyey).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | eojji |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eo'jji |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏtchi |
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| Yale Romanization? | e.cci |
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Adverb
어찌 • (eojji)
- How, in what way or for what purpose.
아나: 피트 안녕. 안녕. 우리 여기 있어. — 피트: 안녕, 아나. 안녕. 마샤. —아나: 안녕. —피트: 너희 둘은 어찌 지내? —마샤: 난 좋아.- ana: piteu annyeong. annyeong. uri yeogi isseo. - piteu: annyeong, ana. annyeong. masya. -ana: annyeong. -piteu: neohui dureun eojji jinae? -masya: nan joa.
- Anna: Pete, hi! Hi, we are here! —Pete: Hi, Anna! Hi, Marsha! —Anna: Hi! —Pete: How are you two? —Marsha: I am great!
- Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
Derived terms
- 어찌하다 (eojjihada, “to be inevitable”)
See also