English–Korean

“last year” in Korean

Korean

Also지난해 (chinanhae)

Pronunciation

Romanizationchangnyeon

Example

저는 작년에 한국에 왔어요.cheo neun chang nyeo ne han gu ge wa sseo yo

I came to Korea last year.

Illustration for 작년 (last year)

How to say “last year” in Korean

“Last year” in Korean is 작년 (changnyeon).

The full year directly before the present year.

Full entry for 작년: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 작년

작년에 비해 매출이 늘었어요.chang nyeo ne pi hae mae chu ri neu reo sseo yo

Sales increased compared with last year.

Tips for using 작년

  • When it tells when an event happened, this time word commonly appears with the Korean time particle meaning at or in.

Other Korean words for “last year”

저는 지난해 한국에 갔어요.cheo neun chi nan hae han gu ge ka sseo yo

I went to Korea last year.

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