Korean word

내년

Pronunciation

Romanizationnaenyeon

Meaning

  • nounnext year

Example

저는 내년에 여행을 갈 거예요.cheo neun nae nyeo ne yeo haeng eul kal kkeo ye yo

I am going to travel next year.

Illustration for 내년 (next year)

More examples

저는 내년부터 매주 운동을 하려고 해요.cheo neun nae nyeon bu teo mae ju un dong eul ha ryeo go hae yo

I plan to exercise every week starting next year.

Core concept

The year that comes immediately after the present year.

Common phrases

  • 내년부터nae nyeon bu teo

    starting next year

  • 내년에는nae nyeo ne neun

    next year

Similar words

다음 해taeum hae: The following year in a direct description of time.
내년도naenyeondo: A commonly used form that points to the year after the one in progress.
올해olhae: The calendar year covering the present time.
내후년naehunyeon: The calendar year after one more year has passed.

Definition in Korean

현재의 해 바로 다음에 오는 해.hyeon jae ui hae pa ro ta eu me o neun hae

Word origin

The word developed from a Sino-Korean expression meaning coming year, with a sound change leading to its modern pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • It is a relative time word, so the calendar year it names changes as the present year changes.

Other meanings

  • following yearnoun

Opposites

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