Korean word

직접

Pronunciation

Romanizationchikjjeop

Meaning

  • adverbdirectly

Example

그에게 직접 물어봐.keu e ge chik jjeop mu reo bwa

Ask him directly.

Illustration for 직접 (directly)

More examples

제가 직접 도와드릴게요.che ga chik jjeop to wa deu ril kke yo

I will help you myself.

Core concept

An action reaches its target by the straightest route, with no person or step in between.

Common phrases

  • 직접 도와주다chik jjeop to wa ju da

    help directly

  • 직접 확인하다chik jjeop hwa gin ha da

    check directly

  • 직접 만나다chik jjeop man na da

    meet in person

Similar words

곧장kotjjang: Going straight to a destination or person without taking a detour.
바로paro: Starting the next action or moving to the next place immediately, without waiting.
직접적으로chikjjeopjjeogeuro: An effect or meaning reaches the intended person or thing without another step in between.

Definition in Korean

중간 단계나 제3자의 개입 없이 행위나 영향이 바로 대상에 닿는 상태를 나타내는 부사.chung gan tan gye na che 3 cha ui kae ip eop ssi haeng wi na yeong hyang i pa ro tae sang e tan neun sang tae reul na ta nae neun pu sa

Word origin

The word is a Sino-Korean formation built from ideas of being straight and making contact, giving it the sense of reaching something without a middle step.

Usage tips

  • This adverb can show that a person does something himself or herself, without asking a helper to do it.

Other meanings

  • in personadverb
  • personallyadverb

Opposites

  • 간접적으로kanjeopjjeogeuroindirectlyadverb
  • 우회적으로uhoejeogeurocircuitouslyadverb

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