요컨대

Korean

Etymology

요(要)하 (yoha-, “to necessitate”) +‎ 건대 (-geondae, subjective subordinating suffix). Literally "it being necessary [to say]".

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jokʰʌ̹ndɛ] ~ [jokʰʌ̹nde̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [요컨대/요컨데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yokeondae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yokeondae
McCune–Reischauer?	yok'ŏndae
Yale Romanization?	yo.khentay

Adverb

요컨대 • (yokeondae)

1. Introduces an important point to make

   요컨대 사랑은 참으로 대단한 일이지요.

   yokeondae sarang-eun cham-euro daedanhan ir-ijiyo.

   I should say, love is truly an amazing thing.