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"여부" 라는 단어가 어떻게 써요?
이 단어 영어로 직접한 번역은 없어서, 예문 드릴 수 있어요? 감사합니다!
Apr 25, 2020 1:50 AM
Answers · 2
여부 = whether or not (something is true). 여 = true, 부 = false.
So it can be used anywhere you can use "whether or not", but usually following a formal noun.
- We don't know whether he's alive or not.
= 우리는 그가 살았는지 죽었는지 모른다 (-ㄴ/는지 ... -ㄴ/는지 = whether or not) - a plain way to say it.
= 우리는 그의 생사 여부를 모른다. 생사(life and death = 살았는지 죽었는지) 여부 = life-and-death information.
- 참석 여부를 알려주세요 (참석 = participation) = Please let me know whether you'll come or not.
As you see, 여부 comes after 생사 and 참석 in the above examples, which are well-defined nouns.
April 25, 2020
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