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-적 meaning and pronunciation

-jeok · -jeok

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 88966
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    '그 성격을 띠는', '그에 관계된', '그 상태로 된'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -jeok — A suffix used to mean "having that character," "being related to something," "being such a state."

    Examples

    • 심리적
    • 대중적
    • 독창적
    • 문학적
    • 문화적
    • 물질적
Origin
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