Korean Conversation · Level 24
15 words
Korean word
각
Pronunciation
Romanizationkak
Meaning
- determinereach
Example
각 사람에게 선물을 준비했어요.kak sa ra me ge seon mu reul chun bi hae sseo yo
I prepared a gift for each person.
More examples
우리는 각 국가의 대표를 만났어요.u ri neun kak kuk kka ui tae pyo reul man na sseo yo
We met a representative from each country.
Core concept
A whole group is divided into its members, with each member considered separately.
Common phrases
각 사람kak sa ram
each person
각 국가kak kuk kka
each country
각 분야kak pu nya
each field
Definition in Korean
전체 속에서 각 부분을 하나하나 구별해 그 각각을 지칭하는 관형사cheon che so ge seo kak pu bu neul ha na ha na ku byeol hae keu kak kka geul chi ching ha neun kwan hyeong sa
Word origin
The word is the Sino-Korean reading of a Chinese character whose meaning is each individual.
Usage tips
- Korean 각 (gak, "each") is a determiner placed directly before the noun it describes, unlike the more flexible English each.