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Depending on the intonation, 언제 can mean either 'where' or 'somewhere.'
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Depending on the intonation, can mean either 'when' or 'sometime.' If the sentence starts with a high pitch and ends with a downward intonation, then it is an interrogative pronoun meaning 'When ... ?' However if the rising intonation comes at the end, it is a indefinite pronoun meaning 'sometime.' See the examples below
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==Common phases==
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Common phrases using 언제:
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==Sentence examples==
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As an interrogative pronoun:
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{{Example table
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|Korex1 =
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|Engex1 =
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|Comment1 =
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|Korex2 =
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|Engex2 =
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|Comment2 =
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|Korex3 =
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|Engex3 =
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|Comment3 =
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|Korex4 =
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|Engex4 =
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|Comment4 =
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|Korex5 =
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|Engex5 =
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|Comment5 =
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|Korex6 =
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|Engex6 =
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|Comment6 =
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|Korex7 =
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|Engex7 =
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|Comment7 =
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|Korex8 =
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|Engex8 =
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|Comment8 =
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|Korex9 =
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|Engex9 =
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|Comment9 =
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|Korex10 =
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|Engex10 =
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|Comment10 =
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As an indefinite pronoun
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{{Example table
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|Korex1 =
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|Engex1 =
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|Comment1 =
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|Korex2 =
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|Engex2 =
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|Comment2 =
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|Korex3 =
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|Engex3 =
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|Comment3 =
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|Korex4 =
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|Engex4 =
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|Comment4 =
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|Korex5 =
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|Engex5 =
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|Comment5 =
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|Korex6 =
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|Engex6 =
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|Comment6 =
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|Korex7 =
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|Engex7 =
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|Comment7 =
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|Korex8 =
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|Engex8 =
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|Comment8 =
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|Korex9 =
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|Engex9 =
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|Comment9 =
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|Korex10 =
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|Engex10 =
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|Comment10 =
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==See also==
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*[[언제나]]
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*[[언제든지]]
  
 
{{Interrogative and indefinite}}
 
{{Interrogative and indefinite}}
 
[[Category:Interrogative word]]
 
[[Category:Interrogative word]]

Revision as of 07:28, 14 June 2010

This topic is covered at Talktomeinkorean.com: lesson 19


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

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


Common phases

Common phrases using 언제:

Sentence examples

As an interrogative pronoun:

Korean English Notes


As an indefinite pronoun

Korean English Notes


See also