얼마나

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 얼마 (eolma, “how much”) + the suffix 나 (na, “which”)

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key)[ʌ̹ɭma̠na̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[얼마나]
Revised Romanization? eolmana
Revised Romanization (translit.)? eolmana
McCune–Reischauer? ŏlmana
Yale Romanization? elmana

Adverb

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.
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