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==Meaning==
*What kind of
*Some
 
==As a Question==
Depending on the intonation, can mean either 'what kind (of)' or 'some'. If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'What kind (of)... ?' However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', or 'a certain',  See the examples below:
 
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==In Declarative Sentences==
When 어떤 is used in declarative sentences, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', r 'a certain.'
 
==어떤 vs 무슨 ==
The difference ?
 
==Sentence examples==
As an interrogative pronoun:
{{Example table
|Korex1 =철수가 어떤 사람이에요?
|Engex1 =What kind of person is Chul-soo?
|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 =
}}
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 어떤


{{Interrogative and indefinite}}
{{Interrogative and indefinite}}
[[Category:Interrogative and indefinite]]
[[Category:Interrogative word]]

Latest revision as of 04:40, 19 June 2010


Meaning

  • What kind of
  • Some

As a Question

Depending on the intonation, can mean either 'what kind (of)' or 'some'. If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'What kind (of)... ?' However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', or 'a certain', See the examples below:

Sentence Intonation Audio Meaning
(need sentence) Up and then down (insert audio)
(need sentence) Gradually rising (insert audio)

In Declarative Sentences

When 어떤 is used in declarative sentences, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'some', r 'a certain.'

어떤 vs 무슨

The difference ?

Sentence examples

As an interrogative pronoun:

Korean English Notes
철수가 어떤 사람이에요? What kind of person is Chul-soo?


As an indefinite pronoun

Korean English Notes



Common phases

Common phrases using 어떤