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어떻게 (eo-tteo-ke) means “how” in Korean. It is used to ask about the manner or method in which something is done.
Example Sentences:
어떻게 찾았어요? = How did you find it?
어떻게 (eo-tteo-ke) = how
찾았어요 (cha-ja-sseo-yo) = polite past tense of 찾다, which means “to find” or “to look for”
어떻게 만들었어요? = How did you make it?
어떻게 (eo-tteo-ke) = how
만들었어요 (man-deu-reo-sseo-yo) = polite past tense of 만들다, which means “to make”
어떻게 왔어요? = How did you get here?
어떻게 (eo-tteo-ke) = how
왔어요 (wa-sseo-yo) = polite past tense of 오다 (oda), which means “to come”
어떻게 알았어요? = How did you know?
어떻게 (eo-tteo-ke) = how
알았어요 (a-ra-sseo-yo) = polite past tense of 알다, which means “to know”
어떻게 배웠어요? = How did you learn?
어떻게 (eo-tteo-ke) = how
배웠어요 (bae-wo-sseo-yo) = polite past tense of 배우다, which means “to learn”
| English | Korean | Revised Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| How did you find it? | 어떻게 찾았어요? | eo-tteo-ke cha-ja-sseo-yo |
| How did you make it? | 어떻게 만들었어요? | eo-tteo-ke man-deu-reo-sseo-yo |
| How did you get here? | 어떻게 왔어요? | eo-tteo-ke wa-sseo-yo |
| How did you know? | 어떻게 알았어요? | eo-tteo-ke a-ra-sseo-yo |
| How did you learn? | 어떻게 배웠어요? | eo-tteo-ke bae-wo-sseo-yo |
