어느

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 어느 (Yale: enu).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹nɯ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [어느]

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

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.