년대

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 年代, from (year) + (representing)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɲʌ̹ndɛ] ~ [ɲʌ̹nde̞]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nyeondae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeondae
McCune–Reischauer?nyŏndae
Yale Romanization?nyentay

Noun

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년대 (nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

  1. North Korea and Yanbian form of 연대 (yeondae, time period)

Suffix

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—년대 (-nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

  1. the... -s (attached to a year to make it a decade or century)
    1990년대
    1990nyeondae
    the 1990s
    1300년대
    1300nyeondae
    the 1300s

Usage notes

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In South Korea, 년대 (nyeondae) is only used as a suffix following a year or time period. The independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae). This is due to 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).