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hwanghon:

The most popular 유행어, 신조어 of 2017

according to this at least

Explanations:

  • 츤데레: Tsundere, just like the english equivalent has a strong association with otakus.
  • 세젤예: Short for 세상에서 제일 예쁜.
  • 꽃길만 걷자: Metaphor used to mean 좋은 일만 생기기를 바란다 | let’s hope we just have good times.
  • 혼술: Short for 혼자 마시는 술, also used to refer to the action of drinking by yourself.
  • 걸크러쉬: Girl crush. In my experience mostly used to refer to girl that seem cool and strong. The girl they drew encapsulates this pretty well.
  • 넌 is 뭔들: 넌 뭘해도 예쁘고 잘 어울린다. 너라면 뭔들 좋지 않겠냐. So basically to say “you’re perfect”. I’ve seen the altered version 치킨 is 뭔들 used more often.
  • 이불 밖은 위험해: Self explanatory, was a big meme in winter, kind of died down now that it’s summer. 
  • 심쿵: For 심장이 쿵 내려 앉을 정도로 설레다. Hard to directly translate in english, but “the feeling of getting hit by eros’s arrow” matches pretty well. This one is a bit old but still used.

Week 1 of the 5 Word a Day Challenge

10-09
부가 표제, 부표제, 부제목, 부제 = sub-heading
제조 (general), 제작(specific) = manufacture, production 
소재 = subject matter; material
해당 = relevant, applicable, appropriate 
선정 = selection
교류 = exchange, interaction

11-09
관점 = point of view, perspective
측정 = measurement
고정 = fixed, fastened
증가 = increase, growth
실시 = implementation

12-09
참고 문헌 = reference literature, bibliography
비용 = cost, expense, charge
책정 = set, fix
견적 = estimate, quotation
형식 = formality 

13-09

투자 = investment
바람직 = advisable, desireable 
빈부 격차 = gap between rich and poor
평등 = equality 
이룩 = achieve, acomplish

14-09
창출 = creation
개혁 = reform
수출 = export
복지 = welfare
정책 = policy 

15-09
시행 = enforcement
후손 = descendant 
진실 = honesty, truth, fact
토론 = discussion, debate
오염 = pollution 

16-09
출산 = childbirth
감소 = decrease
계통 = system 
성적 = grades, marks, results 
주장 = opinion, argument, claim

I decided to make a flashcard set here on quizlet to review the words from this challenge.

I also made a group for anyone who wants to help keep my vocab study on track 🙂 Please feel free to join, add your own sets, anything and let’s encourage each other to keep working through the flashcards!

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~(으)ㄴ/는지, ~느냐, ~는가

Answer by littlething

“In Korean language, interrogative clauses using the final endings “-ㄴ가, -은가, -는가” or “-느냐, -으냐, -냐”, and indirect quote clauses using connective ending “-ㄴ지, -은지, -는지, -ㄹ지, -을지, -을는지” can be used as a noun.

For example,

얘야, 이 바지를 입어 보고 잘 맞는지(를) 보거라.
얘야, 이 바지를 입어 보고 잘 맞는가(를) 보거라.

These are very similar to the structure and function of interrogative clauses(wh-clauses, if-whether clauses, etc) in English.

Because they function as nouns, they can be used as either subject or object or complement. So, they can be followed by the particles, like “-은, -는, -이, -가, -를, -도, etc”.

However, you should remember that “-는지” is a connective ending and “-는가” is a sentence final ending. 

1.라디오헤드가 ‘Creep’ 이후 왜 21세기의 핑크플로이드가 되어가는가?
2.(라디오헤드가 ‘Creep’ 이후 왜 21세기의 핑크 플로이드가 되어가는가)를 떠올리면 (이것과) 비슷하다.

1. 자신들이 어떻게 느끼는가?
2.예술가들은 여러 색을 써서 (자신들이 어떻게 느끼는가)를 보여준다.
예술가들은 여러 색을 써서 (자신들이 어떻게 느끼는지)를 보여준다.

1.가족이 얼마나 중대한가?
2.이 장은 (가족이 얼마나 중대한가)를 나에게 설명해준다.
이 장은 (가족이 얼마나 중대한지)를 나에게 설명해준다.” 

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