근거

geungeo · [근거]

base · stronghold · basis · grounds

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. base; strongholdA place that serves as the base of one's life or activity.
  2. basis; grounds; reasonThe basis of something or a certain opinion; or the reason.

Written Forms

근거Hangul
根據Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

However, finding the evidence for the whole text is still a bit difficult.

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In the middle part of an editorial, various facts and evidence are presented together.

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The body is the core of the essay, where you must write specific evidence regarding the topic.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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