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Korean
- 려나 (-ryeona) — after vowels and ㄹ (l)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | euryeona |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eulyeona |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭryŏna |
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| Yale Romanization? | ulyena |
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Suffix
으려나 • (-euryeona)
- creates a sentence expressing a guess, often to oneself
- 오늘도 늦으려나? ― oneul-do neuj-euryeona? ― I wonder if he'll be late again today?
Usage notes
- The copula 이다 (-ida) gets the form 이려나 (-i-ryeona) or 려나 (-ryeona) (after vowels), e.g.:
취미는 뭐예요?
취미? 으음, 사진이려나.- Chwimi-neun mwo-yeyo?
Chwimi? eueum, sajin-i-ryeona. - What's your hobby?
Hobby? Hmm, photography, I suppose.
아마도 다음엔 아이슬란드 혹은 호주려나.- Amado da'eum-en Aiseullandeu hogeun Hoju-ryeona.
- Maybe next time it's Iceland or Australia.