Unanswered Questions
45 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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Gosh! What is it with the English subtitles to Korean shows?
I've recently been watching a couple of Korean shows on Netflix ("경이로운 소문", which Netflix calls "The Uncanny Counter", and "블랙"). The English subtitles have the ...
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Is there a list of the Korean Syllable characters mapped to Unicode?
I see a table of all the Hangul Syllables. Is there a machine readable format mapping the Hangul unicode values to their romanization / transliteration counterpart? There are so many syllables to do ...
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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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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 ...
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Particle 로 or 으로 after consonant?
I stumbled upon what seems to be a contradiction in my beginner's course textbook.
The book explains that the particle which indicates direction, "로", must be replaced by its variant "...
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Usage of 가족상황 vs. 혼인관계
In my textbook, both 가족상황 and 혼인관계 are translated as "marital status".
Now, I'm not sure how to use them. 혼인관계 is listed under personal information, so I guess it is used in a context of a ...
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Meaning of '수반'
I was watching one of 탐사보도 세븐's episodes today and it was about the China-North Korea border. I don't know if I can post this here but here goes. On one of the buildings was a red banner that read '...
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사무치다 뼈저리다 meaning
I'm trying to determine a suitable meaning for 사무치다 and 뼈저리다 in English. I understand that they have the meaning that some emotion is really strong/intense but can't find a translation in English. ...
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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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Can 이자 mean “or” (like: 친구이자, 동료예요, 바로 여자예요)?
In the following sentence:
내가 원하는 것이 있습니다. 친구이자, 동료예요, 바로 여자예요.
According to this question and answer, 이자 seems to mean "and" or "as well as".
My dictionary also has 자 as "as well as ~". But when ...
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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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Where can I learn to pronounce Revised Romanization of Korean
I am a starter for learning Korean.
From these two websites: 1) https://www.wattpad.com/37798905-learn-korean-language-reading-romanized-korean
,and,
2) https://lifeoutsideoftexas.com/2014/05/...
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What are some language exchange phrases?
What are some good resources for learning phrases for a language exchange? Where should I start?
