Korean word

반대쪽

Pronunciation

Romanizationpandaejjok

Meaning

  • nounopposite side

Example

가게는 반대쪽에 있어요.ka ge neun pan dae jjo ge i sseo yo

The store is on the other side.

Illustration for 반대쪽 (opposite side)

More examples

버스는 반대쪽 방향으로 출발했다.peo seu neun pan dae jjok pang hyang eu ro chul bal haet tta

The bus left toward the opposite side.

Core concept

A location or direction separated from a reference point by being on its other side.

Common phrases

  • 반대쪽으로pan dae jjo geu ro

    toward the opposite side

  • 반대쪽 방향pan dae jjok pang hyang

    direction toward the other side

Similar words

맞은편majeunpyeon: A place directly across from a reference point, with the two sides facing each other.
건너편keonneopyeon: A place on the far side of a road, river, or other boundary after crossing it.

Definition in Korean

어떤 기준점을 중심으로 그 반대편에 위치한 장소나 방향을 나타내는 명사eo tteon ki jun jeo meul chung si meu ro keu pan dae pyeo ne wi chi han chang so na pang hyang eul na ta nae neun myeong sa

Word origin

반대 (bandae, "opposite") is joined to 쪽 (jjok, "side"), so the word describes an opposite side rather than an unrelated place.

Usage tips

  • The reference point matters because the same place can be on the opposite side for one person but not another.

Other meanings

  • other sidenoun

Opposites

  • 같은 방향kateun panghyangsame directionnoun
  • 같은 편kateun pyeonsame sidenoun

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