Korean word

언제쯤

Pronunciation

Romanizationeonjejjeum

Meaning

  • adverbaround what time

Example

언제쯤 출발할 거예요?eon je jjeum chul bal hal kkeo ye yo

Around what time will you leave?

Illustration for 언제쯤 (around what time)

More examples

결과는 언제쯤 알 수 있을까요?kyeol gwa neun eon je jjeum al ssu i sseul kka yo

Around what time can we find out the result?

Core concept

A rough time marker that points toward when something is expected to happen.

Common phrases

  • 언제쯤 알 수 있을까요eon je jjeum al ssu i sseul kka yo

    Around when can we find out

Similar words

언제eonje: Asks for the time of an event, whether past, present, or future.
며칠쯤myeochiljjeum: Asks for an approximate date or number of days.

Definition in Korean

언제쯤은 어떤 일이 일어날 대략적인 시기를 묻거나 가리키는 부사로, 구체적 시간이 아니라 예상이나 기대를 나타낸다.eon je jjeu meun eo tteon i ri i reo nal ttae ryak jjeo gin si gi reul mut kkeo na ka ri ki neun pu sa ro ku che jeok si ga ni a ni ra ye sang i na ki dae reul na ta naen da

Word origin

언제쯤 (eonjejjeum, "around when") is built from 언제 (eonje, "when") and 쯤 (jjeum, "approximately"), with the second part softening the time reference.

Usage tips

  • English when can cover both exact and rough timing, so this Korean form helps show clearly that an estimate is enough.

Other meanings

  • whenadverb

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