어느

어느

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 어느 (enu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ʌ̹nɯ]
• Phonetic Hangul[어느]

Revised Romanization? eoneu Revised Romanization (translit.)? eoneu McCune–Reischauer? ŏnŭ Yale Romanization? enu Audio (file)

Determiner

어느 • (eoneu)

1. (interrogative) which

   어느 쪽이 당신의 자전거인가요?

   Eoneu jjogi dangsinui jajeon-geoin-gayo?

   Which is your bicycle?

   어느 사전을 좋아하십니까?

   Eoneu sajeoneul joahasimnikka?

   Which dictionary do you favour?

2. a certain, one, some

   형사는 그 아이가 자정이 지난 어느 시점에 유기된 것이라고 말했다.

   Hyeongsaneun geu aiga jajeong-i jinan eoneu sijeome yugidoen geosirago malhaetda.

   The detective said that the baby had been abandoned sometime after midnight.