Korean word

등

Pronunciation

Romanizationteung

Meaning

  • nounand so on

Example

빵, 우유, 계란 등을 샀어요.ppang u yu kye ran teung eul sa sseo yo

I bought bread, milk, eggs, and so on.

Illustration for 등 (and so on)

More examples

장바구니에 우유, 빵, 계란등이 있어요.chang ba gu ni e u yu ppang kye ran deung i i sseo yo

The shopping basket contains milk, bread, eggs, and so on.

Core concept

A list gives a few examples while leaving the rest open.

Common phrases

  • 빵, 우유, 계란등ppang u yu kye ran deung

    bread, milk, eggs, and so on

  • 사과, 배등sa gwa pae deung

    apples, pears, and so on

  • 친구, 가족등chin gu ka jok tteung

    friends, family, and so on

Similar words

등등teungdeung: A relaxed way to leave similar items unnamed at the end of a list.
기타kita: A label for remaining items that do not fit the categories already given.
외oe: Includes other people or things beyond the examples already named.

Definition in Korean

명사 뒤에 붙어 열거한 항목들이 전부가 아님을 나타내고, 대표적인 예를 들며 나머지를 암시하는 표현.myeong sa twi e pu teo yeol geo han hang mok tteu ri cheon bu ga a ni meul na ta nae go tae pyo jeo gin ye reul teul myeo na meo ji reul am si ha neun pyo hyeon

Word origin

The word comes from the Sino-Korean reading of a Chinese term meaning equal or of the same class, and later came to mark further items in a list.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a plural marker, it shows that the listed nouns are examples from a larger group rather than simply more than one item.

Other meanings

  • backnoun
  • ranknoun
  • lampnoun

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