Korean word

개

Pronunciation

Romanizationkae

Meaning

  • noundog

Example

우리 집에 개가 있어요.u ri chi be kae ga i sseo yo

There is a dog at our house.

Illustration for 개 (dog)

More examples

밤에 개가 계속 짖어요.pa me kae ga kye sok chi jeo yo

The dog keeps barking at night.

Core concept

A familiar four-legged animal that lives alongside people as a companion or working helper.

Common phrases

  • 개가 짖다kae ga chit tta

    dog barking

  • 개를 키우다kae reul ki u da

    raise a dog

  • 개와 산책하다kae wa san chae ka da

    walk a dog

Similar words

강아지kangaji: A young dog that is small and often treated with special affection.
멍멍이meongmeongi: A friendly, childlike name for a dog based on its barking sound.

Definition in Korean

사람 가까이에서 생활하며 반려나 경비·사냥 등의 역할을 하는 네 발의 포유동물.sa ram ka kka i e seo saeng hwal ha myeo pal lyeo na kyeong bi sa nyang teung ui yeo ka reul ha neun ne pa rui po yu dong mul

Word origin

The word is an inherited native Korean term rather than a Sino-Korean borrowing, which helps explain its place in everyday speech.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English, Korean usually leaves the noun unchanged for singular and plural, so context or a number shows whether one animal or several are meant.

Other meanings

  • piecenoun

Related words

  • 개집kaejipdoghousenoun
  • 개사료kaesaryodog foodnoun

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