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-쯤 meaning and pronunciation

-jjeum · -jjeum

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 88691
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘정도’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -jjeum — A suffix used to mean an approximate amount.

    Examples

    • 그쯤
    • 내일쯤
    • 이쯤
    • 중간쯤
    • 그런 사정쯤
    • 12월 25일쯤

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