Korean word

싸움

Pronunciation

Romanizationssaum

Meaning

  • nounfight

Example

어제 친구랑 싸움이 있었어.eo je chin gu rang ssa u mi i sseo sseo

I had a fight with my friend yesterday.

Illustration for 싸움 (fight)

More examples

둘이 싸움을 끝내고 화해했어.tu ri ssa u meul kkeun nae go hwa hae hae sseo

The two ended their fight and made up.

Core concept

People or sides pushing against each other through words or actions, creating a struggle between them.

Common phrases

  • 싸움이 나다ssa u mi na da

    a fight breaks out

  • 싸움을 하다ssa u meul ha da

    have a fight

  • 싸움이 벌어지다ssa u mi peo reo ji da

    a fight takes place

Similar words

다툼tatum: A quarrel or dispute that grows from different opinions and may involve words or actions.
말다툼maldatum: An emotional argument between people carried out through words.
갈등kaltteung: Conflict caused by tangled, opposing thoughts or feelings within a person or between people.

Definition in Korean

말이나 몸으로 서로 다투는 행위나 그런 상태ma ri na mo meu ro seo ro ta tu neun haeng wi na keu reon sang tae

Word origin

This noun comes from the verb meaning fight plus a noun-forming ending, so it names the act or state of fighting.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Korean, this word can describe an argument between friends, so it does not by itself mean a physical fight.

Other meanings

  • conflictnoun
  • battlenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 싸우다ssaudafightverb
  • 싸움꾼ssaumkkunfighternoun
  • 싸움판ssaumpanplace of fightingnoun

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