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==Meaning==
*How
*What should I do? What am I supposed to do?
==As a Question==
Depending on the intonation,  can mean either 'how.' If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'How ... ?' However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'somehow.' See the examples below
Depending on the intonation,  can mean either 'how.' If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'How ... ?' However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'somehow.' See the examples below



Latest revision as of 04:41, 19 June 2010


Meaning

  • How
  • What should I do? What am I supposed to do?

As a Question

Depending on the intonation, can mean either 'how.' If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'How ... ?' However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'somehow.' See the examples below

Sentence Intonation Audio Meaning
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(need sentence) Gradually rising (insert audio)


어떻게!

When used as just a stand alone phrase, this can mean 'What should do?' (add more)

어떡하다

어떡하다 is a contraction of 어떻게 하다.

Common phases

Common phrases using 어떻게

  • 어떻게 오셨어요? - (exception)

Sentence examples

As an interrogative pronoun:

Korean English Notes
여기 어떻게 찾았어요? How did you find this place?


As an indefinite pronoun

Korean English Notes