그녀

Korean

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 彼女 (kanojo), coined by Kim Dong-in. 그 (geu) + 녀 (女, nyeo).

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯɲʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [그녀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geunyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geunyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭnyŏ
Yale Romanization?	kunye

Pronoun

그녀 • (geunyeo)

1. (literary) she

   그녀는 힘으로는 그를 이길 수 없기에 다른 방법을 강구해야 했다.

   geunyeoneun himeuroneun geureul igil su eopgie dareun bangbeobeul gangguhaeya haetda.

   She couldn't beat him with her strength, so she had to figure out another way.

   그녀는 나에게 어떻게 수영하는지를 가르쳤다.

   geunyeoneun na'ege eotteoke suyeonghaneunjireul gareucheotda.

   She taught me how to swim.

   그녀의 추억은 슬픔을 띤 것이었다.

   geunyeoui chueogeun seulpeumeul ttin geosieotda.

   Her memory was tinged with sorrow.