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==Meaning== | |||
*This is used in conjunction with [[counters]] such as 시 (time), 병 (bottles), 개 (things), 층 (floor), etc to ask questions related to those counters. | |||
**For example '지금 몇시예요?' (What time is it right now?) | |||
*'some', 'a few' or 'several.' | |||
===Used as a Question=== | |||
Depending on the intonation, 몇 can mean either 'how much', 'how many' or 'some' or 'several'. If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun usually used for asking a question related to numbers and amounts using [[counters]] such as 개, 번, and 시. However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', 'a few' or 'several.' See the examples below | |||
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! Sentence !! Intonation !! Audio !! Meaning | |||
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| Gradually rising | |||
| (insert audio) | |||
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|} | |||
===Used in Declarative Sentences=== | |||
When 몇 is used in declarative sentences it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', 'a few' or 'several.' | |||
==Usages== | |||
When used as a interrogative pronoun, it is often combined with [[counters]]. | |||
*Time: 몇시에요? (What time is it?) | |||
*몇번 .. (how many times) | |||
*몇층 .. (which floor) | |||
*몇명 .. (how many people) | |||
==Sentence examples== | |||
As an interrogative pronoun: | |||
{{Example table | |||
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|Korex2 = | |||
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|Korex3 = | |||
|Engex3 = | |||
|Comment3 = | |||
|Korex4 = | |||
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|Comment4 = | |||
|Korex5 = | |||
|Engex5 = | |||
|Comment5 = | |||
|Korex6 = | |||
|Engex6 = | |||
|Comment6 = | |||
|Korex7 = | |||
|Engex7 = | |||
|Comment7 = | |||
|Korex8 = | |||
|Engex8 = | |||
|Comment8 = | |||
|Korex9 = | |||
|Engex9 = | |||
|Comment9 = | |||
|Korex10 = | |||
|Engex10 = | |||
|Comment10 = | |||
}} | |||
As an indefinite pronoun | |||
{{Example table | |||
|Korex1 = | |||
|Engex1 = | |||
|Comment1 = | |||
|Korex2 = | |||
|Engex2 = | |||
|Comment2 = | |||
|Korex3 = | |||
|Engex3 = | |||
|Comment3 = | |||
|Korex4 = | |||
|Engex4 = | |||
|Comment4 = | |||
|Korex5 = | |||
|Engex5 = | |||
|Comment5 = | |||
|Korex6 = | |||
|Engex6 = | |||
|Comment6 = | |||
|Korex7 = | |||
|Engex7 = | |||
|Comment7 = | |||
|Korex8 = | |||
|Engex8 = | |||
|Comment8 = | |||
|Korex9 = | |||
|Engex9 = | |||
|Comment9 = | |||
|Korex10 = | |||
|Engex10 = | |||
|Comment10 = | |||
}} | |||
==Common phases== | |||
Common phrases using 몇 | |||
{{Interrogative and indefinite}} | |||
[[Category:Interrogative word]] | |||
Latest revision as of 04:27, 19 June 2010
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Meaning
- This is used in conjunction with counters such as 시 (time), 병 (bottles), 개 (things), 층 (floor), etc to ask questions related to those counters.
- For example '지금 몇시예요?' (What time is it right now?)
- 'some', 'a few' or 'several.'
Used as a Question
Depending on the intonation, 몇 can mean either 'how much', 'how many' or 'some' or 'several'. If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun usually used for asking a question related to numbers and amounts using counters such as 개, 번, and 시. However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', 'a few' or 'several.' See the examples below
| Sentence | Intonation | Audio | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| (need sentence) | Up and then down | (insert audio) | |
| (need sentence) | Gradually rising | (insert audio) |
Used in Declarative Sentences
When 몇 is used in declarative sentences it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', 'a few' or 'several.'
Usages
When used as a interrogative pronoun, it is often combined with counters.
- Time: 몇시에요? (What time is it?)
- 몇번 .. (how many times)
- 몇층 .. (which floor)
- 몇명 .. (how many people)
Sentence examples
As an interrogative pronoun:
| Korean | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
As an indefinite pronoun
| Korean | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Common phases
Common phrases using 몇
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