인정
injeong[iɲd͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
인정 (injeong) is the Korean way to say 'ikr' (I know, right) in Korean.
인정 is used to express strong agreement with a statement someone else has made. It functions as slang meaning 'I agree' or 'I know, right'.
Which one should you use?
While 인정 is a slang term used for quick agreement, you can also use the phrase 맞아, 그렇지? to mean 'Right, isn't it?' in informal settings or the more formal 네, 그렇죠? to mean 'Yes, right?'
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
인정 is slang typically used in text messaging or very casual conversations among peers. For a formal situation, use 네, 그렇죠? to express agreement. In an informal setting, you may use 맞아, 그렇지?
How does it change in a sentence?
The slang term 인정 is a shortened version of the more grammatically complete verb form 인정한다, which means 'I acknowledge' or 'I admit it'.
How do you pronounce it?
injeong
Did you know?
- The phrase is often paired with the slang 쌉인정, where the prefix 쌉 acts as an intensifier to mean 'totally' or 'absolutely' agree.
- In online gaming and youth culture, 인정 is sometimes used as a challenge, where one person asks 인정? to force the other to admit a fact.
- While the slang 인정 is used to agree, it shares the exact same spelling as the Sino-Korean word for 'humanity' or 'human feeling', which is written as 인정.
Examples in context
- 인정.injeong.I know, right.
- 그건 진짜 인정이야.geugeon jinjja injeongiya.I totally agree with that.
- 완전 인정!wanjeon injeong!Totally, I agree!
Example conversation
Subin and Minjun are talking about a difficult test.
- 수빈 Su-bin이번 시험 진짜 너무 어려웠어.I-beon si-heom jin-jja neo-mu eo-ryeo-wot-eo.This exam was seriously too hard.
- 민준 Min-jun인정. 나 하나도 모르겠더라.In-jeong. Na ha-na-do mo-reu-get-deo-ra.IKR. I didn't understand anything.
- 수빈 Su-bin선생님이 너무 어렵게 내신 것 같아.Seon-saeng-nim-i neo-mu eo-ryeop-ge nae-sin geot ga-ta.I think the teacher made it too difficult.
- 민준 Min-jun맞아, 진짜 너무했어.Ma-ja, jin-jja neo-mu-hae-sseo.True, it was really too much.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 인정, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
