결혼한
gyeolhonhan
The English word 'married' is translated into Korean as 결혼한 (gyeolhonhan).
In Korean, 'married' is often expressed using the verb 결혼하다 (to do marriage) rather than a pure adjective. The term 기혼 is also used as an adjective meaning 'married'. If you want to specifically refer to a 'married man' as a noun, you use 유부남 (married man) instead of the adjective 결혼한.
Meaning: in a state of marriage, having a wife or a husband (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word 결혼한 is composed of the noun 결혼 (marriage) and the verb 하다 (to do) in its adjectival form.
Which one should you use?
While 결혼한 is the adjectival form used to modify nouns, 결혼했다 is the more common way to state the fact 'I am married' or 'I got married' in a sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
gyeolhonhan
Did you know?
- In traditional contexts, the word for 'married' might be replaced by terms that specify whose family the person has joined.
- The word 결혼 (marriage) is a Sino-Korean word, meaning it is derived from Chinese characters rather than being native to the Korean peninsula.
- Depending on the social hierarchy, a person might avoid using 결혼한 and instead use highly honorific phrasing to describe an elder's marriage.
Examples in context
- 그녀는 내 사촌과 결혼한다.She's married to a cousin of mine.This sentence shows how to use 결혼한 to describe someone being married to a relative.Tatoeba #13118815 by romzzo, translation #462420 by lukaszpp
- 당신은 내가 결혼한 것을 안다.You know I'm married.This sentence demonstrates using 결혼한 to state the fact of being married.Tatoeba #11105142 by intertime, translation #3343280 by CK
- 너 결혼한거 톰한테 말 안했구나, 그치?You haven't told Tom you're married, have you?This sentence uses 결혼한 in a casual way to talk about someone's marital status.Tatoeba #4752040 by kimhkng, translation #4011595 by CK
- 저는 지난 달에 결혼했습니다.I got married last month.
- 지난 주에 결혼했어.I got married last week.
- 그녀는 이미 기혼이야.She is already married.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Jihoon are talking about their coworkers.
- 서연 Seo-yeon지훈 씨, 저 분은 결혼한 상태인가요?Jihoon ssi, jeo buneun gyeolhonhan sangtaeingayo?Jihoon, is that person married?
- 지훈 Ji-hun아니요, 아직 결혼 안 한 것 같아요.Aniyo, ajik gyeolhon an han geot gatayo.No, I don't think they are married yet.
- 서연 Seo-yeon그럼 결혼한 친구를 소개해 주세요.Geureom gyeolhonhan chingureul sogaehae juseyo.Then please introduce me to a married friend.
- 지훈 Ji-hun알겠어요. 제가 한번 알아볼게요.Algetseoyo. Jega hanbeon arabolgeyo.I understand. I'll look into it.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
