Korean word

다음

Pronunciation

Romanizationtaeum

Meaning

  • determinernext

Example

다음 수업은 월요일이에요.ta eum su eo beun wo ryo i ri e yo

The next class is on Monday.

Illustration for 다음 (next)

More examples

다음 버스는 몇 시에 와요?ta eum peo seu neun myeot si e wa yo

What time does the next bus come?

Core concept

A time, turn, or thing that comes immediately after the present one.

Common phrases

  • 다음 수업ta eum su eop

    next class

  • 다음 주ta eum chu

    next week

  • 다음 달ta eum tal

    next month

Similar words

이번ibeon: Used before a noun to mark the current occasion, period, or event.
저번cheobeon: Used before a noun for one particular earlier occasion that can be identified.
지난chinan: Used before a noun for a time or event that has already passed.

Definition in Korean

시간이나 차례에서 바로 뒤에 오는 때나 대상을 가리키는 말로, 명사 앞에 놓여 '다음 수업'처럼 쓰이거나 단독으로 '다음에'로 쓰여 다음 번을 나타낸다.si ga ni na cha rye e seo pa ro twi e o neun ttae na tae sang eul ka ri ki neun mal lo myeong sa a pe no yeo ta eum su eop cheo reom sseu i geo na tan do geu ro ta eu me ro sseu yeo ta eum peo neul na ta naen da

Word origin

다음 (daeum, "what comes next") is a native Korean word whose meaning centers on what follows in time or order.

Usage tips

  • Before a noun, this word works like English next, while a following time marker helps it mean next time in everyday plans.

Other meanings

  • next timenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 다음번taeumbeonnext timenoun
  • 다음달taeumdalnext monthnoun
  • 다음주taeumjunext weeknoun

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