How (many/much) in Korean 🇰🇷

얼마나 info.

Tips to remember:
• Associate "얼마나" (eolmana) with "얼마" (how much/many) plus the ending "나" that intensifies the question, reminding you that it's asking to what degree.
• Imagine “how much” stretching out to “얼마나” as an extended form emphasizing extent or quantity.

Explanation:
• "얼마나" (eolmana) functions as an adverb asking about the degree or amount of something.
• It can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns to inquire about quantity or extent.
• Typically it asks “to what extent” or “how much,” and is slightly more formal or emphatic than simply saying "얼마."

Other words with similar meanings:
• "얼마" (eolma) – A shorter, simpler form meaning "how much" or "how many."
• "어찌나" (eojchina) – Can also be used to emphasize degree, though it often expresses surprise or intensity.

Alternate meanings (including slang):
• In informal speech, "얼마나" might be used rhetorically to emphasize extreme levels, as in surprised commentary: “얼마나 멋진데!” ("How incredibly cool!").
• It can sometimes appear in expressions that exaggerate a situation, though it isn’t a slang term by itself.

Example sentences:
1. 얼마나 먹었어? (eolmana meogeosseo?)
– How much did you eat?

2. 그녀는 얼마나 예쁜지 몰라. (geunyeoneun eolmana yeppeunji molla.)
– You have no idea how pretty she is.

3. 우리는 얼마나 빨리 도착해야 해? (urineun eolmana ppalri dochakhaeya hae?)
– How quickly do we have to arrive?

4. 너는 얼마나 공부했어? (neoneun eolmana gongbuhaesseo?)
– How much did you study?

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