바탕

batang · [바탕]

foundation · basis · innate quality · background

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. foundation; basisA basis that comprises a certain thing or phenomenon.
  2. innate qualityThe qualities or innate characteristics that one was born with.
  3. background; groundThe entire side that becomes the background of a picture, pattern, piece of embroidery, etc.

Examples from Lessons (3)

Now, based on what you have learned, try writing a formal piece yourself.

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I will reorganize it based on what has already been decided in this meeting.

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I hope you will build your writing skills solidly based on the structure we learned today.

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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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