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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From 그 (geu) + 들 (-deul).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | geudeul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geudeul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŭdŭl |
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| Yale Romanization? | kutul |
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Pronoun
그들 • (geudeul)
- (literary) they
그들은 들판 한복판에 있다.- Geudeur-eun deulpan hanbokpan-e itda.
- They are in the center of the open field.
그들 중에서 누가 예쁜가요?- Geudeul jung-eseo nu-ga yeppeun'gayo?
- Which of them is beautiful?
Usage notes
The third-person masculine pronouns, 그 (geu) and 그들 (geudeul), are rarely used in Korean, except in translations of foreign texts where they are crucial to the context.
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