Korean word

등장하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationteungjanghada

Meaning

  • verbappear

Example

컴퓨터를 켜자 팝업이 등장했어요.keom pyu teo reul kyeo ja pa beo bi teung jang hae sseo yo

A pop-up appeared when we turned on the computer.

Illustration for 등장하다 (appear)

More examples

주인공이 무대에 등장했어요.chu in gong i mu dae e teung jang hae sseo yo

The protagonist appeared on stage.

Core concept

Someone or something enters the scene and becomes visible for the first time.

Common phrases

  • 무대에 등장하다mu dae e teung jang ha da

    appear on stage

  • 화면에 등장하다hwa myeo ne teung jang ha da

    appear on screen

  • 새로운 인물이 등장하다sae ro un in mu ri teung jang ha da

    a new character appears

Similar words

나오다naoda: A person or thing comes out from inside or behind and appears in view.
나타나다natanada: A hidden person, object, or sign becomes visible, suddenly or gradually.
보이다poida: A person or thing is visible and clear enough to be recognized.

Definition in Korean

무대나 이야기 속에서 인물이나 사물이 처음으로 모습을 보이거나 나타나다.mu dae na i ya gi so ge seo in mu ri na sa mu ri cheo eu meu ro mo seu beul po i geo na na ta na da

Word origin

The verb combines a Sino-Korean noun meaning appearance with a productive verb-forming element meaning to do, turning the idea of an appearance into an action word.

Usage tips

  • In TOPIK reading passages, it often marks the moment a person, object, or feature first shows up, so it helps track changes in a scene.

Other meanings

  • make an entranceverb
  • emergeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 등장teungjangappearancenoun
  • 등장인물teungjanginmulcharacternoun
  • 등장시키다teungjangsikidaintroduceverb

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