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Questions about the rules that govern and structure the language, and the composition of clauses, phrases and sentences. Also pertains to the syntax and morphology of the Korean language.
General questions about word meanings, or finding an appropriate word.
278 questions
For questions on how to translate particular phrases, words, sentences, or idioms, in cases where the information cannot be found in a general reference such as a dictionary.
254 questions
Questions about the meaning of certain prefixes, suffixes, words, phrases, sentences, and/or texts in relation to context.
228 questions
for questions about the sounds, intonation, and stress of how words are uttered or produced.
164 questions
For questions about the correct usage of a given word.
157 questions
Making the most appropriate choice between words that have similar or overlapping meanings.
129 questions
For questions regarding Korean as it is spoken, as opposed to written.
99 questions
For questions regarding verbs. Words used to describe an action or state.
84 questions
Questions about difference in meaning and usage.
84 questions
Questions about the meaning of a given phrase in context.
84 questions
To be used with questions dealing with the writing or reading of Hangul (한글,) the official writing system of Korea.
80 questions
Particles (조사, 토씨) are function words attached to nouns to mark their roles in a sentence, e.g. subject, object, direction, location, instrumentation, etc. Examples include 이/가, (ㄹ)을, (ㄴ)은, (으)로 and 에…
54 questions
Etymology is the history of the origin of words and phrases.
54 questions
Questions pertaining to Hanja: the Korean name for Chinese characters. The Korean language has borrowed Chinese characters that have been incorporated into the Korean language.
50 questions
For use on questions pertaining specifically to Korean culture and how it affects Korean language.
44 questions
Korean honorifics are used to reflect the speaker's relationship with the subject of the sentence.Originally, the honorifics expressed the differences in social status between speakers. This tag c…
43 questions
For questions seeking resources to assist learning Korean.
37 questions
Questions related to older stages and the historical development of the Korean language (both speech and writing).
34 questions
For questions specific to North Korean dialects.
32 questions
For questions regarding the usage and formation of names.
29 questions
For questions related to the origin or derivation of Korean words.
28 questions
An idiom is a phrase established by usage as having a meaning not necessarily clear from the individual words.
27 questions
for questions seeking a phrase that fits a given meaning or situation.
22 questions
20 questions
For questions regarding adjectives. Words that modify nouns by giving additional information.
20 questions
Questions regarding the usage of terms and symbols for numbers.
19 questions
for questions on "spelling". This tag is for questions concerning spelling and the written representation of the Korean language, especially spelling and word breaks.
19 questions
Regarding the use of the language in a manner that is polite.
18 questions
For questions relating to Korean as it is used in conversation.
18 questions