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어느: Vocabulary #104

Example Sentences#

  1. 앨리스: “여기서 어느 쪽으로 가야 할지 말씀해 주시겠어요?”1
    Alice: “Would you please tell me which way I should go from here?”
    • 어느 is a determiner meaning ‘which’ or ‘which one’ used to indicate a choice among multiple options.
  2. 어느 날 그의 말이 도망갔습니다.2
    One day, his horse ran away.
    • 어느 is a determiner meaning ‘one’ or ‘a certain’, often used to refer to an unspecified or indefinite time, person, or thing.
  3. 어느 날, 라사로와 맹인은 알모록스라는 마을에 도착했다.3
    One day, Lazaro and the blind man arrived in a village called Almorox.
    • 어느 is a determiner meaning ‘one’ or ‘a certain’, often used to refer to an unspecified or indefinite time, person, or thing.
  4. 어느 날 그들은 강 옆에 도착했는데, 그곳에는 젊고 아름다운 여자가 강을 건너려 하다가 어려움을 겪고 있었다.4
    One day, they arrived beside a river, where there was a young and beautiful woman having difficulty trying to cross the river.
    • 어느 is a determiner meaning ‘one’ or ‘a certain’, often used to refer to an unspecified or indefinite time, person, or thing.
  5. 어느 저녁, 그는 오래된 나무 아래에서 쉬고 있을 때, 나뭇잎 사이로 신비한 목소리가 들려왔습니다.5
    One evening, while he was resting under an old tree, he heard a mysterious voice through the leaves.
    • 어느 is a determiner meaning ‘one’ or ‘a certain’, often used to refer to an unspecified or indefinite time, person, or thing.
  6. 체셔 고양이: “그럼 어느 쪽으로 가든 상관없어,” 고양이가 말했다.1
    Cheshire Cat: “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.
    • 어느 is a determiner meaning ‘which’, used to indicate a choice among multiple options.
  7. 그러나 어느 날, 그는 자신의 옆에서 익숙한 소리를 들었습니다.5
    But one day, he heard a familiar sound next to him.
    • 어느 is a determiner meaning ‘one’ or ‘a certain’, often used to refer to an unspecified or indefinite time, person, or thing.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from Alice And The Cheshire Cat Story. 2

  2. Sentence from Bad Luck Good Luck Story.

  3. Sentence from Lazaro And The Blind Man.

  4. Sentence from The Girl At The River Story.

  5. Sentence from The Stonecutter Journey Story. 2

어느: Vocabulary #104
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Published at
2026-03-19
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