과연

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 果然, from 果 (“result”) + 然 (“thus”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwa̠(ː)jʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [과(ː)연]
    • 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

과연 • (gwayeon) (hanja 果然)

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