Questions tagged [difference]
Questions about difference in meaning and usage.
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Reference frame for come and go
What is the frame of reference for "come" (오다) and "go" (가다)?
As in, if I'm outside a house, and a person I'm talking to is between myself and the house, should I tell him to "go" to the house or "...
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What is the difference between 좋다 and 좋아하다?
This is a question from the proposal phase.
What is the difference between 좋다 and 좋아하다?
How do we distinguish between them?
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Double Negation in Korean "있어요" vs "없지는 않아요"
If you contrast
(1) 나는 여자친구가 있어요. I have a girl friend.
with
(2) 나는 여자친구가 없지는 (없진) 않아요. I have a girl friend.
the latter is constructed using double negation, '없지는' and '않아요'.
What is the ...
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Pronunciation of '주가 (stock price)' and '효과 (effect)'
According to Naver Korean dictionary, '주가' is pronounced [주까], not [주가], but '효과' is pronounced [효ː과], not [효ː꽈].
I heard and am still hearing many native Korean speakers pronounce '효과' as [효ː꽈] and ...
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Which one is correct: ‘갈 데까지 가다’ or ‘갈 때까지 가다’?
PSY's <강남 스타일 (Gangnam style)>. It's kind of famous, you know. This is what its lyrics say:
지금부터 갈 데까지 가 볼까?
Shall we go all the way through from now on?
But is it really 데 here? Isn't it ...
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