Unanswered Questions
44 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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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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How do you say “because” in Korean? Moreover, what are the differences and usages?
I understand that this is not an easy question to answer, so I am going to list the ones I've found.
~어서, ~아서, ~어 and ~아
~때문에, ~기 때문에 and ~기 때문이다
~으니까, ~니까, ~으니 and ~니
~ㄹ까 봐서, ~ㄹ까 봐, ~을까 봐서 and ~을까 봐
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Is there a list of the number of required vocabulary for each TOPIK level?
I wonder if there is any research on how many vocabulary is required for each TOPIK level. It should be something like the following:
TOPIK 1: 1000 words
TOPIK 2: 2500 words
TOPIK 3...
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2answers
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Which pairs of parts of speech are allowed and not allowed in grammatically correct sentences?
I found the names of the 9 parts of speech in
Korean from here: Parts of Speech
Which word pairs can be found in grammatically correct sentences? I made the text bold if I thought it was allowed and ...
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What does 머가여~ mean?
I told a friend of mine that he looks good and he answered:
머가여~
What does this mean?
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What is "고답적" mean?
When I'm surfing on the Internet, I saw the word "고답적".
What it means in English? I think it is very difficult word
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1answer
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Using the subject marker with 있어요
I have seen these sentences in my textbook (Korean Made Easy for Beginners):
이 근처에 화장실 있어요?
마크 씨, 동생 있어요?
So, I wonder if we could use the subject marker here:
이 근처에 화장실이 있어요?
마크 씨, 동생이 있어요?
If ...
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1answer
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What does ...지군 하다 mean? When is it used?
What is ...지군 하다 ending used for?
For example, 이어지군 하는데 or 하였다.
자기 일터에 대한 많고많은 자랑을 하나둘 꼽아갈 때마다 종업원들의 이야기는 저도모르게 직장장에 대한 이야기로 이어지군 하였다.
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What is the meaning of 담겨져있다?
담기다 means to be put, so it's already a passive voice. But what means 담겨지다 and 담겨져있다? Where they can be used?
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1answer
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Difference between 었어 and 였어
What is the difference between 었어 and 였어? Does it have anything to do with the ending sound of the word being conjugated? When should I use which one?
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1answer
108 views
How to I translate this sentence in english?
How do I translate it to english?
“사제만 곁에 있으면 불가능한 일 은 아니야.무리하지 말라는 말 잊 지 말라고.”
‘길을 막지 말라고? 보내지 않으면 길을 막는다는 거야 뭐야?’
근무지로 복귀하면서 내내 함 대장 의 말이 걸렸다.
It appears that the sentences doesn't have anything to ...
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How can I translate the word 지룡전 into English? I am not able to find any translation in google
How do I translate 지룡전?
지룡 is being used a lot and used to a lot of sentences, but I can't find any good translation, google translated it as Earth Dragon. It is sometimes used as a name like 지룡님. I ...
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아랜 문장안에 "지" 왜 그래?
"어머니는 자신이 어떻게 그런 교육을 받았는지 다른 개들이 놀라워하고 부러워하는 것을 보길 좋아했다."
Tandem, Kakao Talk, How to Study Korean, 그리고 Korean Class 101에게 무러봤고 아무도 도움을 해줬어요. 그뿐만아니라 Zoom 한국어 교실에 갔고 선생님은 설명하러 너무 어려워하겠다고 했다.
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What does 있어서는 안 되는데. mean?
What does 있어서는 안 되는데. mean?
For full context the content is:
석진: 그래서, 오늘 경은 누나가 오늘 회사를 안 나왔죠?
현우: 사실은 회사에 오다가 아파서 다시 집으로 돌아갔어요. 이런 안타까운 일이. 있어서는 안 되는데. 지금 아파요. 많이
아파요. 그래서 이 주제를 생각하게 됐어요. 건강이 정말 중요한데,...