Korean word

내후년

Pronunciation

Romanizationnaehunyeon

Meaning

  • nounthe year after next

Example

나는 내후년에 여행을 갈 거예요.na neun nae hu nyeo ne yeo haeng eul kal kkeo ye yo

I will travel the year after next.

Illustration for 내후년 (the year after next)

More examples

학교는 내후년에 새 건물을 완공할 예정이다.hak kkyo neun nae hu nyeo ne sae keon mu reul wan gong hal ye jeong i da

The school is scheduled to complete its new building the year after next.

Core concept

A future year reached after one intervening year.

Common phrases

  • 내후년에nae hu nyeo ne

    in the year after next

  • 내후년쯤nae hu nyeon jjeum

    around the year after next

  • 내후년부터nae hu nyeon bu teo

    starting the year after next

Similar words

내년naenyeon: The calendar year immediately following the present year.
다다음해tadaeumhae: An informal term for the calendar year two years after the present year.
올해olhae: The calendar year currently in progress.
재작년chaejangnyeon: The calendar year two years before the present year.

Definition in Korean

현 시점에서 두 번째로 다가오는 해, 즉 두 해 뒤의 해를 가리키는 명사.hyeon si jeo me seo tu peon jjae ro ta ga o neun hae cheuk tu hae twi ui hae reul ka ri ki neun myeong sa

Word origin

내 (nae, "coming") and 후년 (hunyeon, "a later year") combine to describe a later year that is not the next one but the following one.

Usage tips

  • In schedules and long-term plans, adding the exact calendar year makes the intended timing clear.

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