Korean word

다른

Pronunciation

Romanizationtareun

Meaning

  • determineranother

Example

이 책 말고 다른 책을 주세요.i chaek mal go ta reun chae geul chu se yo

Please give me another book, not this one.

Illustration for 다른 (another)

More examples

다른 시간으로 바꿀까요?ta reun si ga neu ro pa kkul kka yo

Shall we switch to a different time?

Core concept

It points to a person or thing that is not the same as the one being compared.

Common phrases

  • 다른 시간ta reun si gan

    different time

  • 다른 점ta reun cheom

    different point

  • 다른 의견ta reun ui gyeon

    different opinion

Similar words

딴ttan: A casual spoken way to refer to a different person, place, or thing.
또 다른tto tareun: An additional person or thing added to those already mentioned.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상과 비교했을 때 동일하지 않은 다른 사람·사물·상황을 가리키는 관형사.eo tteon tae sang gwa pi gyo hae sseul ttae tong il ha ji a neun ta reun sa ram sa mul sang hwang eul ka ri ki neun kwan hyeong sa

Word origin

다른 (dareun, "different") is a native Korean form built from the idea of being "not the same".

Usage tips

  • A useful contrast is one more versus not the same, because English another can cover both ideas while Korean uses this word for the second idea.

Other meanings

  • differentadjective

Opposites

  • 같은kateunsamedeterminer

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