어쩌면

eojjeomyeon · [어쩌면]

maybe · perhaps · possibly · how

adverbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. maybe; perhaps; possiblyNot sure but presumably.
  2. how; whatHow on earth.
Other Words Spelled the Same (2)

어쩌면 · interjection

  1. why; oh my goodnessAn exclamation used when arguing or exclaiming.

Entry 3

  1. An abbreviated word for '어찌하면' (a conjugated form of '어찌하다' (somehow)).

Examples from Lessons (3)

어쩌면 나는 처음부터 스스로에게 솔직해지고 싶었을 뿐인지도 모른다.

Perhaps I might have just wanted to be honest with myself from the beginning.

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Perhaps we could become close like lovers, or maybe we will just remain good friends.

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Maybe we will only bring pain to each other.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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