Korean word

같다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkattta

Meaning

  • adjectivelook like

Example

이거 사과 같아요.i geo sa gwa ka ta yo

This looks like an apple.

Illustration for 같다 (look like)

More examples

이 두 제품은 겉모습은 달라도 속은 같다.i tu che pu meun keon mo seu beun tal la do so geun kat tta

Although these two products look different on the outside, they are the same on the inside.

Core concept

A comparison says that one thing has enough in common with another to be treated as matching it in the relevant way.

Common phrases

  • 그럴 것 같아요keu reol kkeot ka ta yo

    seem likely

  • 내용이 같다nae yong i kat tta

    have the same content

  • 거의 같다keo ui kat tta

    be almost the same

Similar words

비슷하다piseutada: Shares many features with something else but is not exactly the same.
똑같다ttokkkattta: Matches another thing perfectly in appearance, qualities, or amount.
듯하다teutada: Seems true because signs or circumstances support that idea.

Definition in Korean

다른 것과 비교하여 성질이나 모양이 비슷하다고 말할 때 쓰는 형용사로, 비유나 추측에도 쓰인다.ta reun keot kkwa pi gyo ha yeo seong ji ri na mo yang i pi seu ta da go mal hal ttae sseu neun hyeong yong sa ro pi yu na chu cheu ge do sseu in da

Word origin

같다 (gattta, "to be alike") is a native Korean formation based on 같 (gat, "alike"), making its uses for similarity and sameness easier to connect.

Usage tips

  • For beginners, the key habit is to notice what feature is being compared, since the word does not always refer to a whole object or its exact identity.

Other meanings

  • sameadjective
  • similaradjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 같아지다katajidabecome the sameverb
  • 같이kachitogetheradverb

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