Korean word

오랜

Pronunciation

Romanizationoraen

Meaning

  • determinerlongtime

Example

오랜 친구를 만났어요.o raen chin gu reul man na sseo yo

I met a longtime friend.

Illustration for 오랜 (longtime)

More examples

오랜 시간 함께 일한 동료예요.o raen si gan ham kke il han tong nyo ye yo

This is a colleague I worked with for a long time.

Core concept

A quality, relationship, or state that has continued and built up over a long time, placed before a noun.

Common phrases

  • 오랜 친구o raen chin gu

    longtime friend

  • 오랜 시간o raen si gan

    a long time

  • 오랜 경험o raen kyeong heom

    long experience

Similar words

옛yet: Placed before a noun, refers to a person, thing, or relationship from an earlier time.

Definition in Korean

오래 동안 지속되거나 쌓여 온 성질이나 상태를 명사 앞에서 나타내는 연체사o rae tong an chi sok ttoe geo na ssa yeo on seong ji ri na sang tae reul myeong sa a pe seo na ta nae neun yeon che sa

Word origin

The word combines the Korean base meaning a long time with an attributive ending, giving it the role of describing a following noun.

Usage tips

  • With people and relationships, it usually highlights a long-standing connection rather than a person's age, so context matters when choosing an English equivalent.

Other meanings

  • long-termdeterminer
  • olddeterminer

Opposites

  • 단기간의tangiganuishort-termdeterminer
  • 최근의choegeunuirecentdeterminer

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