온라인가나다 상세보기'어느'와 '어떤'의 차이작성자 김민정 등록일 2007. 5. 1. 조회수 2,386 어떤과 무슨 의 차이에 대한 질문이 많은데요.. 저는 '어느'와 '어떤' 그리고 '무슨'의 차이를 알고 싶습니다. [답변]'어느'와 '어떤'답변자 온라인 가나다 답변일 2007. 5. 4. ‘어느’와 ‘어떤’이 ‘여럿 가운데 대상이 되는 것이 무엇인지 물을 때’, ‘여럿 가운데 막연한 사람이나 사물을 이를 때’라는 의미로 쓰일 때에는 많은 경우 서로 바꾸어 쓸 수 있을 듯합니다. 그리고 ‘관련되는 대상이 특별히 제한되지 않음’이라는 유사한 의미를 나타내기도 하나 ‘어느’의 경우 주로 ‘나/이나’, ‘든(지)/이든(지)’, ‘라도’ 따위의 조사가 붙어 쓰인다는 것이 ‘어떤’과의 차이점입니다. 한편, ‘무슨’은 정해지지 않은 범위의 것들 가운데 하나를 선택해 쓰인다는 것이 ‘어느’나 ‘어떤’과의 차이점입니다. 김민정 작성 : 저는 '어느'와 '어떤' 그리고 '무슨'의 차이를 알고 싶습니다. 이전글 이전글이 없습니다. 다음글 다음글이 없습니다. Text
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뭐 - what (similar use to English, used for “what is that” (그거 뭐야?) questions a lot. eg. 뭐해? - what are you doing? eg. 책이 뭐야? - what is a book? 무슨 - What kind of + noun, what + noun (always requires noun) eg. 무슨 맛 좋아해? - What flavour do you like? eg. 무슨 책이야? - What book is that? (asking for a title) 어떤 - what kind of + noun, what is __ like? eg. 어떤 영화 종아해? - What kind of movies do you like? (requires more detail or description than if you used 무슨) eg. 그 사람 어떤 사람 이야? - What kind of person are they? (Using 무슨 is rude when asking about people) 어느 - Which (out of choices) eg. 어느 쪽이야? Which direction is it? eg. 어느 치마 나아? Which skirt is better? Note: All of these phrases are informal. I got the idea to write this post because some friends in a Korean-learning community I’m involved in were asking about it. 어느, 어떤, and 무슨 all seem very similar—perhaps even interchangeable—when you just look at how they are translated to English (that being, I have seen all three of them translated as “which” before). However, they have some important differences in when and how they’re used. Let’s take a look! 어느어느 has two main usages. The first is used only in questions to mean “which (one)” when choosing from a limited set. For these examples, we need a little bit of context to understand how it works:
The other main usage of 어느 is to indicate some vague referent, be that a person, object, time, place, etc. This usage is often used to set the scene for stories or reference someone in a manner that indicates that the specific details of that thing aren’t the focus or aren’t really important.
One more usage of 어느 that you will see from time to time is 어느 indicating an uncertain quantity or extent of something.
어떤어떤 means the same thing as “어떠한” and as such, is used to indicate particular features or characteristics of something. It can be more or less translated as “what kind of.” When asking a question using 어떤, the range of possible answers is limited, but usually not as limited as with 어느.
어떤 can also be used for indicating something that you know a little about, but nothing too specific. For example, suppose you’re telling someone about how you saw someone collapse in the metro! Scary, right? You didn’t know what to do at that moment, but then…
You don’t really know much about this life-saving person, but you know that he was a man, and he seemed pretty cool with his CPR skills! Let’s look at one more example:
*NOTE- 길치 is a term indicating someone who is bad at directions. In a similar vein, 음치 is someone tone-deaf. 무슨Finally, 무슨 is used when you want to ask or talk about a matter, thing, etc. that you are not really certain about. Unlike 어느 and 어떤, the number of possible answers to a question that is asked with 무슨 is practically unlimited. It can be roughly translated as “what,” though as you will see from the examples, it really depends on the context.
무슨 can also be used when you want to talk generally about some things or situations.
Do you understand the differences between 어느, 어떤, and 무슨 a bit better now? Just keep practicing using them and listening to native input to develop your intuition for when to use each one. Happy studying~ |