년대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 年代, from 年 (“year”) + 代 (“representing”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɲʌ̹ndɛ] ~ [ɲʌ̹nde̞]

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• Phonetic hangul: [년대/년데]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nyeondae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nyeondae
McCune–Reischauer?	nyŏndae
Yale Romanization?	nyentay

Noun

년대 • (nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

1. North Korea and Yanbian form of 연대 (yeondae, “time period”)

Suffix

—년대 • (-nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

1. the... -s (attached to a year to make it a decade or century)

   1990년대

   1990nyeondae

   the 1990s

   1300년대

   1300nyeondae

   the 1300s

Usage notes

In South Korea, 년대 (nyeondae) is only used as a suffix following a year or time period. The independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae). This is due to 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).