왜냐하면
Korean
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- 왜냐면 (waenyamyeon)
Etymology
[edit]Literally "if you want to know why." From 왜 (wae, “why”) + 이 (i-, “be”, copula, elided) + 냐 (-nya, interrogative suffix) + 하 (ha-, “say”) + 면 (-myeon, conditional conjunctive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛɲa̠ɦa̠mjʌ̹n] ~ [we̞ɲa̠ɦa̠mjʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [왜냐하면/웨냐하면]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | waenyahamyeon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | waenyahamyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | waenyahamyŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | waynyahamyen |
Adverb
[edit]왜냐하면 • (waenyahamyeon)
- because; for the following reason.
- 오늘 집에 일찍 가야 한다. 왜냐하면 아내가 아프기 때문이다.
- oneul jibe iljjik gaya handa. waenyahamyeon anaega apeugi ttaemunida.
- [I] have to go home early today. It's because [my] wife is sick.