얼마나

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 얼마 (eolma, how much) +‎ (-na, which).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹ɭma̠na̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eolmana
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eolmana
McCune–Reischauer?ŏlmana
Yale Romanization?el.mana

Adverb

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얼마나 (eolmana)

  1. how long, how much, how many
    여기에 계신 지 얼마나 되셨어요? —두달이요.
    yeogie gyesin ji eolmana doesyeosseoyo? -dudariyo.
    How long have you been here? ━ two months.
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      그 집단이 직면하고 있는 어려움 중의 하나는 이 지역들의 사람들이 얼마나 자주 이동하는지라고 그는 말한다.
      geu jipdani jingmyeonhago inneun eoryeoum jung'ui hananeun i jiyeokdeurui saramdeuri eolmana jaju idonghaneunjirago geuneun malhanda.
      He says that one of the difficulties the group faces is how often people in these areas move.