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Foundational Korean: Grammar Basics


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Native Korean Words

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Native Korean Words

Definition

These are the indigenous words of the language that are completely unique to Korean. They do not come from outside. Many of these words, such as food words, have been "borrowed" by other langauges like 김치 or 김밥.


Neologisms

(Last edited: Thursday, 7 July 2022, 11:10 AM)
Neologisms

Definition

Neologisms are newly form words that may or may not be widespread in a language at any given time. You will likely not find these words in dictionaries as they tend to be on the cutting edge of language use and not uniformly across different groups of speakers. 


Neologisms (신조어)

(Last edited: Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 12:55 PM)
Neologisms

Definition

Neologisms are new words created in a language that may or may not become widespread and commonly used.


Noun (명사)

(Last edited: Thursday, 7 July 2022, 11:11 AM)
Noun

Definition

A noun is a word that generally functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.