일리

See also: -일리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 一理.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?illi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?illi
McCune–Reischauer?illi
Yale Romanization?illi

Noun

일리 • (illi) (hanja 一理)

  1. sense to...
    네 말도 일리가 있네. ― Ne mal-do illi-ga inne. ― There's some sense to what you're saying.

Usage notes
  • Usually used with 있다 (itda, “to exist”) and 없다 (eopda, “to not exist”), i.e. 일리가 있다 (illiga itda, “to make sense; to have sense to”) and 일리가 없다 (illiga eopda, “to make no sense; to be unreasonable”).
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