대개

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 大槪, from 大 (“large”) + 槪 (“largely”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ɡɛ] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ɡe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)개/데(ː)게]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?daegae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?daegae
    McCune–Reischauer?taegae
    Yale Romanization?tāykay

    Adverb

    대개 • (daegae) (hanja 大槪)

    1. for the most part; largely; generally
      그 여자는 대개 걸어서 학교에 간다. ― Geu yeoja-neun daegae georeoseo hakgyo-e ganda. ― She generally walks to school.

    Noun

    대개 • (daegae) (hanja 大槪)

    1. the majority
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