Korean word

너머

Pronunciation

Romanizationneomeo

Meaning

  • nounbeyond

Example

집 너머에 큰 공원이 있어요.chip neo meo e keun kong wo ni i sseo yo

There is a big park beyond the house.

Illustration for 너머 (beyond)

More examples

아이들이 언덕 너머로 뛰어갔어요.a i deu ri eon deok neo meo ro ttwi eo ga sseo yo

The children ran beyond the hill.

Core concept

What lies across an edge or boundary and continues on the other side.

Common phrases

  • 너머에neo meo e

    beyond

  • 너머로neo meo ro

    beyond

  • 너머의neo meo ui

    beyond

Similar words

건너편keonneopyeon: A place on the opposite side of a road, river, or other boundary.
맞은편majeunpyeon: A place directly facing a reference point across an open space.
저쪽cheojjok: A distant place or direction away from both people in a conversation.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상의 바깥쪽이나 넘은 영역을 뜻하는 명사로, 장소뿐 아니라 상태나 범위를 나타낼 때도 쓰이는 말.eo tteon tae sang ui pa kkat jjo gi na neo meun yeong yeo geul tteu ta neun myeong sa ro chang so ppun a ni ra sang tae na peo mwi reul na ta nael ttae do sseu i neun mal

Word origin

The word grew from the idea of crossing over, making its meaning of the other side and farther on easy to connect.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can remember that this place word also works with abstract boundaries, such as the limits of knowledge or possibility.

Other meanings

  • farther onnoun

Opposites

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