Korean word

아무것

Pronunciation

Romanizationamugeot

Meaning

  • pronounanything

Example

책상 위에 아무것이나 있으면 주세요.chaek ssang wi e a mu geo si na i sseu myeon chu se yo

If there is anything on the desk, please give it to me.

Illustration for 아무것 (anything)

More examples

이 상자에 아무것이나 넣어 두세요.i sang ja e a mu geo si na neo eo tu se yo

Put anything into this box.

Core concept

One unspecified thing, without saying which thing it is.

Common phrases

  • 아무것을 찾다a mu geo seul chat tta

    search for anything

  • 아무것이나 고르다a mu geo si na ko reu da

    pick anything

  • 아무것이라도 괜찮다a mu geo si ra do kwaen chan ta

    anything will do

Similar words

뭐mwo: A familiar spoken question word asks for the identity of a thing or fact.
아무것도amugeottto: A negative sentence says that nothing is present or involved.
아무거나amugeona: Any item may be chosen because no specific choice matters.

Definition in Korean

특정 대상을 지칭하지 않고 불특정한 하나를 뜻하는 대명사.teuk jjeong tae sang eul chi ching ha ji an ko pul teuk jjeong han ha na reul tteu ta neun tae myeong sa

Word origin

아무것 (amugeot, "anything") combines 아무 (amu, "any or no particular") with 것 (geot, "thing"), creating a word for an unspecified thing.

Usage tips

  • English anything can refer to an unknown thing, while Korean uses a different form when the meaning is any choice at all.

Opposites

  • 아무것도amugeotttonothingpronoun
  • 특정한 것teukjjeonghan keotsomething specificpronoun

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