Korean word

실정

Pronunciation

Romanizationsiljeong

Meaning

  • nounactual situation

Example

나는 그 지역의 실정을 잘 몰랐다.na neun keu chi yeo gui sil jeong eul chal mol lat tta

I didn't know much about the actual situation in that area.

Illustration for 실정 (actual situation)

More examples

상황을 정확히 파악하려면 현장의 실정을 먼저 봐야 한다.sang hwang eul cheong hwa ki pa a ka ryeo myeon hyeon jang ui sil jeong eul meon jeo pwa ya han da

To accurately assess the situation, you must first examine the actual conditions on the ground.

Core concept

The facts and conditions that exist on the ground in a particular situation.

Common phrases

  • 실정을 고려하다sil jeong eul ko ryeo ha da

    take the actual situation into account

  • 실정에 맞추다sil jeong e mat chu da

    adapt to the actual circumstances

Similar words

상황sanghwang: The circumstances and setting in which an event is taking place.
사정sajeong: The reasons and conditions behind a person's action or changed plan.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상이나 상황의 실제로 존재하는 상태나 사정eo tteon tae sang i na sang hwang ui sil je ro chon jae ha neun sang tae na sa jeong

Word origin

The word was formed from Sino-Korean elements associated with what is actual and with surrounding circumstances.

Usage tips

  • Learners can recognize it in formal phrases about knowing, understanding, or assessing conditions in a place or situation.

Other meanings

  • circumstancesnoun
  • current situationnoun
  • actual statenoun

Opposites

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