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Korean learner dictionary

개-

gae- · gae-

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 92110
Part of speech: 접사
  1. 1.

    ‘야생 상태의’ 또는 ‘질이 떨어지는’, ‘흡사하지만 다른’의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.

    English: gae- — A prefix used to mean "of a wild state," "having low quality," or "being similar but different."

    Examples

    • 개꿀
    • 개떡
    • 개먹
    • 개살구
    • 개철쭉
  2. 2.

    ‘헛된’, ‘쓸데없는’의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.

    English: gae- — A prefix used to mean "being useless" or "being unnecessary."

    Examples

    • 개꿈
    • 개나발
    • 개수작
    • 개죽음
  3. 3.

    ‘정도가 심한’의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.

    English: gae- — A prefix used to mean "the degree being too much."

    Examples

    • 개망나니
    • 개잡놈