Korean word

셋째

Pronunciation

Romanizationsetjjae

Meaning

  • determinerthird

Example

우리 집에 셋째 아이가 있어요.u ri chi be set jjae a i ga i sseo yo

There is a third child in our home.

Illustration for 셋째 (third)

More examples

여행의 셋째 날에 우리는 시장을 방문했어요.yeo haeng ui set jjae na re u ri neun si jang eul pang mun hae sseo yo

We visited a market on the third day of the trip.

Core concept

A marker for the third place in a sequence, including the position of a child in a family.

Common phrases

  • 셋째 날set jjae nal

    third day

  • 셋째 아이set jjae a i

    third child

  • 셋째 손가락set jjae son ga rak

    third finger

Similar words

세 번째se peonjjae: Refers to the third item or place in an arranged list, line, or group.

Definition in Korean

명사를 수식해 순서를 표시하는 관형사로, 셋째는 목록이나 줄에서 세 번째를 뜻한다.myeong sa reul su si kae sun seo reul pyo si ha neun kwan hyeong sa ro set jjae neun mong no gi na chu re seo se peon jjae reul tteu tan da

Word origin

The word combines 셋 (set, "three") with 째 (jjae, "suffix marking order") to turn the number three into an ordinal.

Usage tips

  • In a family, it describes a child's birth order, so a third-born child may be any age today.

Other meanings

  • third childnoun

Related words

  • 셋setthreenumeral
  • 셋째로setjjaeroin third placeadverb

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