Korean word

여럿

Pronunciation

Romanizationyeoreot

Meaning

  • pronounseveral

Example

여럿이 공원에 모였어요.yeo reo si kong wo ne mo yeo sseo yo

Several people gathered in the park.

Illustration for 여럿 (several)

More examples

여럿 중 한 명이 약속에 늦었어요.yeo reot chung han myeong i yak sso ge neu seo sseo yo

One of several people was late for the appointment.

Core concept

An unspecified collection of more than one person or thing.

Common phrases

  • 여럿 중 한 명yeo reot chung han myeong

    one of several

  • 여럿이 돌아가며yeo reo si to ra ga myeo

    several taking turns

Similar words

몇몇myeonmyeot: Some members of a larger group, with the exact ones left unnamed.

Definition in Korean

수나 양이 정확하지 않은 몇 사람이나 물건을 한데 묶어 가리키는 말.su na yang i cheong hwa ka ji a neun myeot sa ra mi na mul geo neul han de mu kkeo ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

The native Korean word 여럿 (yeoreot, "several") is formed around the idea of an inexact number or amount.

Usage tips

  • It is a natural choice when the exact number is unimportant, while a specific count is better expressed with a number and a counting word.

Other meanings

  • multiplenoun
  • somepronoun

Opposites

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