Unanswered Questions
36 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Does this sentence imply that anthocyanin contains iron?
I am watching an SBS TV program about food and cooking and it shows this:
As I understand it, it seems to say that the red color of the strawberry
is from anthocyanin which contains large quantities ...
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description of intonation variation with exclamative sentences (various cases envisaged)
In the question "description of intonation variation with declarative, interrogative, propositive, imperative, exclamative, …?" topo morto said that exclamative intonations intonations are often ...
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What is the difference in nuance between 지루한 건 and 지루한 걸?
What is the difference in nuance between 지루한 건 and 지루한 걸 in this case?
Why is 지루한 건 better in this case?
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내용이 더 중요하거든요. 대부분 (...
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Why 방금(方今) means just now in Korean while “方今” means nowadays in Chinese?
방금 has its hanja "方今", which doesn't means "just now" but nowadays in neither ancient Chinese nor modern Chinese.
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Can homophones confuse Koreans?
When we use the homophones in sentence, usually the meaning is clear. But anyway, do Koreans face situations, when the meaning of any word can remain unclear?
Being a beginner, I heard 석탄의 삼분의 이를 ...
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Why do we use 겠 and not 갰, any rational explanation?
As I always make mistake with ㅔ and ㅐ, I always wondered why we use 겠 and not 갰, like in 알겠습니다.
Also, if there is any heuristic for ㅔ and ㅐ, please let me know.
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Does a unified North & South Korean dictionary really not exist?
I came across this tweet from VICE News researchers are making a dictionary for a Korea that doesn’t exist yet which has the tag:
North and South Korea Are Butting Heads Creating a Unified ...
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What is the difference between 과의 and just 과?
I found that sometimes 과의 is used instead of 과. For example,
대통령과의 인터뷰
The meaning seems to be the same however, in that it means "and" or "with".
So what is the reason you use 과의, instead of ...
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더 sounds like tteo (fortis) instead of deo (lenis) in a rapping part of K-Pop?
Here it is from 1:20-1:21. link
It at least sounds like fortis to me. This part is rapped by a Japanese person (Sakura), but I figure K-Pop has some regulations to make sure they pronounce it at least ...
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What does 레이파니 mean in this sentence?
When I translated it, the word 레이파니 just translated as Reifany or Leifany but I don't know what that is. Even when I searched for it on google, I didn't find anything.
곧장 레이파니에 맡겨 뒀었지요
I left it ...
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Is “열심히 일할 것을 약속 드리겠습니다” correct?
I have a sentence as follow:
연세 여행사에서 저에게 기회를 주시면 열심히 일할 것을 약속 드리겠습니다.
I think "열심히 일할 것을 약속 드리겠습니다" is not correct, because as i know, following 을/를 must be a verb, not a noun like 약속, so the ...
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Best textbook to prepare for TOPIK 1?
I've been studying Korean for the past few years and I want to finally take TOPIK I this year. I'm looking for the most helpful book I can buy to help me prepare. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Is it really impossible to speak [쳐]?
Phonetically, the IPA transcription of [처] and [치어] is [ʨʰʌ] and [ʨʰi.ʌ]. Their phonetical difference is the number of syllables and the presence of [i]. But what is the phonological difference?
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What is the dictionary form of 깁니다?
I'm learning on Duolingo, and the sentence is 영화가 깁니다. I also use a Memrise deck to help me remember the words, but I always put verbs in their dictionary form. To make sure I'm using the right ...
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Vowel for Yanbian Dialect
What are the vowels used in the Yanbian dialect of Korean?
I've read in this article (https://www.korean.go.kr/nkview/nklife/1998_4/8-4.html) that Hamgyeong dialect, related to Yanbian dialect, has ...
