얼마나

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 얼마 (eolma, “how much”) +‎ -나 (-na, “which”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹ɭma̠na̠]

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• Phonetic hangul: [얼마나]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eolmana
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eolmana
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏlmana
Yale Romanization?	el.mana

Adverb

얼마나 • (eolmana)

1. how long, how much, how many

   여기에 계신 지 얼마나 되셨어요? —두달이요.

   yeogie gyesin ji eolmana doesyeosseoyo? -dudariyo.

   How long have you been here? ━ two months.

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     그 집단이 직면하고 있는 어려움 중의 하나는 이 지역들의 사람들이 얼마나 자주 이동하는지라고 그는 말한다.

     geu jipdani jingmyeonhago inneun eoryeoum jung'ui hananeun i jiyeokdeurui saramdeuri eolmana jaju idonghaneunjirago geuneun malhanda.

     He says that one of the difficulties the group faces is how often people in these areas move.