Korean word

논쟁하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationnonjaenghada

Meaning

  • verbargue

Example

형제들이 어제 밤에 논쟁했어.hyeong je deu ri eo je pa me non jaeng hae sseo

The brothers argued last night.

Illustration for 논쟁하다 (argue)

More examples

토론 중에 패널들이 논쟁했다.to ron chung e pae neol deu ri non jaeng haet tta

The panelists argued during the debate.

Core concept

Opposing opinions meet in a strong exchange of words.

Common phrases

  • 토론 중에 논쟁하다to ron chung e non jaeng ha da

    argue during a debate

  • 이견을 갖고 논쟁하다i gyeo neul kat kko non jaeng ha da

    argue over differences of opinion

  • 가족 모임에서 논쟁하다ka jok mo i me seo non jaeng ha da

    argue at a family gathering

Similar words

말다툼하다maldatumhada: Having a personal quarrel with someone over a disagreement.
말싸움하다malssaumhada: Trading sharp words with someone in a heated verbal clash.
싸우다ssauda: Fighting or arguing with someone in a conflict.
토론하다toronhada: Debating one topic by presenting and examining different views.

Definition in Korean

서로의 의견을 말로 격렬하게 맞서며 반박하거나 옹호하는 동사seo ro ui ui gyeo neul mal lo kyeong nyeol ha ge mat sseo myeo pan ba ka geo na ong ho ha neun tong sa

Word origin

논쟁 (nonjaeng, "verbal dispute") joins 하다 (hada, "to do") to form a verb meaning to engage in a verbal dispute.

Usage tips

  • English argue can describe either a reasoned disagreement or a personal quarrel, while this word keeps attention on clashing opinions and often sounds more formal.

Other meanings

  • debateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 논쟁거리nonjaenggeorimatter for debatenoun
  • 논쟁nonjaengargumentnoun

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