English–Korean

“anything” in Korean

Korean

Also아무거나 (amugeona)

Romanizationamugeot

책상 위에 아무것이나 있으면 주세요.chaek ssang wi e a mu geo si na i sseu myeon chu se yo

If there is anything on the desk, please give it to me.

“Anything” in Korean is 아무것 (amugeot).

One unspecified thing, without saying which thing it is.

이 상자에 아무것이나 넣어 두세요.i sang ja e a mu geo si na neo eo tu se yo

Put anything into this box.

English anything can refer to an unknown thing, while Korean uses a different form when the meaning is any choice at all.

amugeona

pronounanything

아무거나 골라도 돼.a mu geo na kol la do twae

You can choose anything.