Korean word

본

Pronunciation

Romanizationpon

Meaning

  • determinerseen

Example

내가 본 영화는 정말 재미있었어.nae ga pon yeong hwa neun cheong mal chae mi i sseo sseo

The movie I saw was really interesting.

Illustration for 본 (seen)

More examples

그건 내가 전에 본 적이 없어.keu geon nae ga cheo ne pon cheo gi eop sseo

I have never seen that before.

Core concept

Marks a following noun as something that was seen earlier.

Common phrases

  • 본 적pon cheok

    having seen before

  • 본 장면pon chang myeon

    scene I saw

Similar words

본 적 있는pon cheok inneun: Qualifies a following noun as something seen at least once before.
봤던pwattteon: Qualifies a following noun as something seen during a particular past event.
처음 본cheoeum pon: Qualifies a following noun as something seen for the first time.

Definition in Korean

보다의 어간 보에 관형사형 어미 -ㄴ이 붙어 과거에 본 상태를 명사에 부여하는 관형어po da ui eo gan po e kwan hyeong sa hyeong eo mi i pu teo kwa geo e pon sang tae reul myeong sa e pu yeo ha neun kwan hyeong eo

Word origin

It is formed from the verb stem meaning see plus the past attributive ending -n, creating a form that modifies a following noun.

Usage tips

  • Korean places this form before the noun, so it works like the English pattern something that was seen without a separate relative pronoun.

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