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인정: Vocabulary #155

Example Sentences#

  1. 그건 인정하지?”1
    You agree with that, right?”
    • 인정하다 means ‘to concede’ or ‘to acknowledge’.
    • -지 is a sentence-ending particle that conveys the speaker’s presumption of shared understanding with the listener. In the declarative mood, it expresses certainty or strong affirmation, often asserting something believed to be obvious or mutually understood. In the interrogative mood, it seeks confirmation, softening the question’s tone and making it less direct, or poses self-directed questions that lightly invite shared consideration. In the imperative mood, it softens the command, making it less forceful.

Footnotes#

  1. Sentence from Alice And The Cheshire Cat Story.

인정: Vocabulary #155
https://koreanstorylab.com/posts/vocabulary/인정/
Author
Korean Story Lab
Published at
2026-03-19
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