어디
Korean
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ʌ̹di]
- Phonetic hangul: [어디]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | eodi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | eodi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŏdi |
| Yale Romanization? | eti |
Etymology 1
[edit]First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어듸〮 (Yale: ètúy).
Pronoun
[edit]어디 • (eodi)
- (interrogative, indeterminate) where
- 공항까지 지하철을 타면 될 것 같은데 혹시 지하철이 어디 있는지 아세요?
- gonghangkkaji jihacheoreul tamyeon doel geot gateunde hoksi jihacheori eodi inneunji aseyo?
- I think I can take the subway to the airport. Do you know where the subway is?
- 헬스클럽이 어디 맞은편이라고? — 헬스클럽은 라운지 맞은 편이야. — 라운지 맞은편이라… 알겠어. 고마워.
- helseukeulleobi eodi majeunpyeonirago? - helseukeulleobeun raunji majeun pyeoniya. - raunji majeunpyeonira… algesseo. gomawo.
- The gym is across from … what? — The gym is across from the lounge. — Across from the lounge. Right. Thanks!
- Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- somewhere (to refer to a place without saying exactly where you mean)
- somewhere (to refer to an unfixed place)
- somehow, some way, something (to refer to a something that is hard to express)
- (to refer to a something that is great or honorable in the ironical interrogative sentence)
Usage notes
[edit]The interrogative and the indefinite pronouns are distinguished by intonation, accent, and voicing.
- 어디 가세요? [ʌ̹˦.di˥.ɡa˨.se̞˨.jo̞˨˦] — Where do you go?
- 어디 가세요? [ʌ̹˨.di˧.ka˨.se̞˧.jo̞˦] — Do you go somewhere? (Do you leave?)
See also
[edit]| Determiner | 이 (i) | 그 (geu) | 저 (jeo) | 어느 (eoneu) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pronoun | Human | 이이 (ii) | 그이 (geu'i) | 저이 (jeoi) | 뉘 (nwi) |
| 이분 (ibun) | 그분 (geubun) | 저분 (jeobun) | 어느 분 (eoneu bun) | ||
| 이자 (ija) | 그자 (geuja) | 저자 (jeoja) | |||
| 얘 (yae) | 걔 (gyae) | 쟤 (jae) | |||
| Object | 이 (i) | (그 (geu))1 | (저 (jeo))1 | ||
| 이것 (igeot) | 그것 (geugeot) | 저것 (jeogeot) | 어느 것 (eoneu geot) | ||
| 이거 (igeo) | 그거 (geugeo) | 저거 (jeogeo) | 어느 거 (eoneu geo) | ||
| Place | 여기 (yeogi) | 거기 (geogi) | 저기 (jeogi) | 어디 (eodi) | |
| 이곳 (igot) | 그곳 (geugot) | 저곳 (jeogot) | 어느 곳 (eoneu got) | ||
| Direction | 이쪽 (ijjok) | 그쪽 (geujjok) | 저쪽 (jeojjok) | 어느 쪽 (eoneu jjok) | |
| Time | 이때 (ittae) | 그때 (geuttae) | 접때 (jeopttae) | 언제 (eonje) | |
| Verb | 이러다 (ireoda) | 그러다 (geureoda) | 저러다 (jeoreoda) | 어쩌다 (eojjeoda) | |
| 이리하다 (irihada) | 그리하다 (geurihada) | 저리하다 (jeorihada) | 어찌하다 (eojjihada) | ||
| Adjective | 이렇다 (ireota) | 그렇다 (geureota) | 저렇다 (jeoreota) | 어떻다 (eotteota) | |
| 이러하다 (ireohada) | 그러하다 (geureohada) | 저러하다 (jeoreohada) | 어떠하다 (eotteohada) | ||
| Adverb | 이리 (iri) | 그리 (geuri) | 저리 (jeori) | 어찌 (eojji) | |
| 이렇게 (ireoke) | 그렇게 (geureoke) | 저렇게 (jeoreoke) | 어떻게 (eotteoke) | ||
| 이만큼 (imankeum) | 그만큼 (geumankeum) | 저만큼 (jeomankeum) | 얼마만큼 (eolmamankeum) (얼마큼 (eolmakeum)) | ||
1 Not common.
Interjection
[edit]어디 • (eodi)
- Expression of a resolution.
- Exclamation for emphasis by reasking
- Exclamation for one's attention
- Expression used to emphasize a pitiable circumstance
- Exclamation used to drive an ox onto right direction
- Exclamation used to turn an ox to the right
See also
[edit]- 어디여 (eodiyeo)
Etymology 2
[edit]
Hangulization of the Hungarian Ady Endre.
Proper noun
[edit]어디 • (Eodi)
- A name of a Hungarian poet.