Korean word

건너편

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeonneopyeon

Meaning

  • nounopposite side

Example

학교 건너편에 큰 공원이 있어요.hak kkyo keon neo pyeo ne keun kong wo ni i sseo yo

There is a big park across from the school.

Illustration for 건너편 (opposite side)

More examples

버스 정류장이 건너편에 있어요.peo seu cheong nyu jang i keon neo pyeo ne i sseo yo

The bus stop is on the opposite side.

Core concept

The opposite side reached after crossing a road, river, or other boundary.

Common phrases

  • 건너편에keon neo pyeo ne

    on the opposite side

  • 건너편 건물keon neo pyeon keon mul

    building across the way

Similar words

맞은편majeunpyeon: A place directly across from a building, seat, or other fixed point.
반대편pandaepyeon: A location on the side opposite a person, place, or other reference point.

Definition in Korean

건너편은 길이나 강 등 어떤 경계나 장소를 건너간 뒤에 있는 반대쪽의 위치나 장소를 이르는 명사keon neo pyeo neun ki ri na kang teung eo tteon kyeong gye na chang so reul keon neo gan twi e in neun pan dae jjo gui wi chi na chang so reul i reu neun myeong sa

Word origin

The word combines 건너 (geonneo, "across") with 편 (pyeon, "side"), creating the idea of the side reached after crossing.

Usage tips

  • The particle after this noun shows whether the far side is a location, a direction, or a starting point, so one place can take different roles in a sentence.

Other meanings

  • other sidenoun

Opposites

  • 같은편kateunpyeonsame sidenoun
  • 이편ipyeonthis sidenoun

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