과연

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 果然, from (result) + (thus)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)jʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwayeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwayeon
McCune–Reischauer?kwayŏn
Yale Romanization?kwā.yen

Adverb

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과연 (gwayeon) (hanja 果然)

  1. indeed, really
    과연 그럴까.
    gwayeon geureolkka.
    I wonder if so, I doubt it.