언제

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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
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(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