Korean word

그날

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeunal

Meaning

  • nounthat day

Example

우리는 그날 공원에서 만났어요.u ri neun keu nal kong wo ne seo man na sseo yo

We met at the park that day.

Illustration for 그날 (that day)

More examples

그날 이후로 연락이 끊겼어요.keu nal i hu ro yeol la gi kkeun kyeo sseo yo

We lost touch after that day.

Core concept

One day singled out by the conversation, bringing its surrounding events or state to mind.

Common phrases

  • 그날 밤keu nal pam

    that night

  • 그날 이후keu nal i hu

    after that day

Similar words

그때keuttae: At the specific time being discussed, an event happens or a situation exists.
어느 날eoneu nal: An unspecified day in the past or future.
당일tangil: The exact calendar day when a planned event or rule applies.

Definition in Korean

대화 속에서 이미 특정된 하루를 가리켜 그날의 사건이나 상태를 떠올리게 하는 명사.tae hwa so ge seo i mi teuk jjeong doen ha ru reul ka ri kyeo keu na rui sa geo ni na sang tae reul tteo ol li ge ha neun myeong sa

Word origin

Korean forms the word by placing 그 (geu, "that") before 날 (nal, "day"), creating a noun for the day already understood by the speakers.

Usage tips

  • A useful reading habit is to look back for the earlier event or date that makes this day identifiable.

Other meanings

  • the day in questionnoun

Related words

  • 그날따라keunalttaraespecially that dayadverb

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