과연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 果然, from 果 (“result”) + 然 (“thus”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)jʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)연]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwayeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwayeon
McCune–Reischauer?	kwayŏn
Yale Romanization?	kwā.yen

Adverb

과연 • (gwayeon) (hanja 果然)

1. indeed, really

   과연 그럴까.

   gwayeon geureolkka.

   I wonder if so, I doubt it.