왜냐하면

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "if you want to know why." From 왜 (wae, “why”) +‎ 이- (i-, “be”, copula, elided) +‎ -냐 (-nya, interrogative suffix) +‎ 하- (ha-, “say”) +‎ -면 (-myeon, conditional conjunctive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛɲa̠ɦa̠mjʌ̹n] ~ [we̞ɲa̠ɦa̠mjʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [왜냐하면/웨냐하면]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?waenyahamyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waenyahamyeon
McCune–Reischauer?waenyahamyŏn
Yale Romanization?waynyahamyen

Adverb

왜냐하면 • (waenyahamyeon)

  1. because; for the following reason.
    오늘 집에 일찍 가야 한다. 왜냐하면 아내가 아프기 때문이다.
    oneul jibe iljjik gaya handa. waenyahamyeon anaega apeugi ttaemunida.
    [I] have to go home early today. It's because [my] wife is sick.
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