Example Sentences#

1. 추운 겨울밤, 며칠 동안 아무것도 먹지 못한 호랑이는 배가 몹시 고팠습니다.¹
   On a cold winter night, the tiger, having gone several days without eating anything, was extremely hungry.
   • 며칠 means ‘several days’ or ‘which day/date’. Despite common misconception, it is not a compound of 몇 (‘how many’ or ‘some’) and 일 (day), but derives from Middle Korean 며츨, formed with 몇 and an archaic native suffix -흘 meaning ‘days’. Accordingly, 몇일 is a common misspelling.