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