부정

bujeong · [부정]

negation · unlawfulness · illegitimacy

nounIntermediate

Meanings

부ː정 · noun · Intermediate

  1. negationThe act of concluding that something is not true or right; the act of objecting to something because it is not right.

부정 · noun · Intermediate

  1. unlawfulness; illegitimacyIrregularity; an irregular act.
Other Words Spelled the Same (4)

부정 · noun

  1. paternal loveA father's love for his child.

부정 · noun

  1. indefiniteness; uncertaintyA state of being not fixed.

부정 · noun

  1. unfaithfulness; infidelityThe act of betraying one's spouse and having an affair with another person.

부정 · noun

  1. impurityThe quality of not being clean, or something unclean.
  2. bad omenAn inauspicious event such as the death of a human.

Written Forms

부정Hangul
否定Hanja
不正Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

The negative imperative pattern -ji mara is also frequently used when characters show strong willpower in tense situations.

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First, let's look at the expression "-eo ppajida," which is used when strongly expressing negative emotions.

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The actors express agreement and disagreement in their conversation.

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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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