어치
eochi
Grammar · 1 sense
Amount that corresponds to that price
Examples
그 가게에서 책 20,000원어치를 샀어요.
I bought 20,000 won worth of books at that store.
그의 경험은 매우 값어치 있는 것이었다.
His experience was very valuable.
When you'd hear it
어치 is common in everyday speech and writing when describing goods purchased or used up to a particular monetary amount, as in shopping or orders. It also appears in compounds such as 값어치, which is common in both conversation and writing.
What learners get wrong
어치 marks the amount of goods represented by a price: 책 20,000원어치 means books worth 20,000 won. It is different from 20,000원짜리, which describes an item priced at 20,000 won.
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