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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