Korean word

각자

Pronunciation

Romanizationkakjja

Meaning

  • adverbeach

Example

학생들은 각자 자기 책을 꺼내세요.hak ssaeng deu reun kak jja cha gi chae geul kkeo nae se yo

Students, each take out your own book.

Illustration for 각자 (each)

More examples

식당에서 우리는 각자 계산했다.sik ttang e seo u ri neun kak jja kye san haet tta

At the restaurant, we each paid.

Core concept

Each person or part acts separately rather than as one group.

Common phrases

  • 각자 계산하다kak jja kye san ha da

    each pay

  • 각자 의견을 말하다kak jja ui gyeo neul mal ha da

    each state an opinion

Similar words

각각kakkkak: Indicates that every item or person is dealt with as an individual case.
각기kakkki: Indicates that people or things follow separate courses or have differing states.
스스로seuseuro: Indicates that an action is done independently and by one's own decision or ability.

Definition in Korean

각 사람이나 각 부분이 제각기 따로따로 행동하거나 처분함을 나타내는 부사kak sa ra mi na kak pu bu ni che gak kki tta ro tta ro haeng dong ha geo na cheo bun ha meul na ta nae neun pu sa

Word origin

각자 (gakjja, "each person") is a Sino-Korean compound of 각 (gak, "each") and 자 (jja, "self"), giving the idea of each person acting on their own.

Usage tips

  • English often puts each before a noun, while this Korean adverb can stand before an action to show that group members do it individually.

Opposites

Related words

  • 각자도생kakjjadosaengeach person fending for themselvesnoun

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