극복하기
geukbok-hagi
Moving on in Korean is 극복하기 (geukbok-hagi).
극복하기 refers specifically to the emotional or mental act of recovering from a difficult experience, trauma or a hardship. It is used when the focus is on the internal process of overcoming a difficult situation rather than the physical act of moving to a new location.
What does it mean word for word?
The term is built from the noun 극복, which means 'overcoming' or 'conquest' and the suffix '-하기' which converts the verb into a noun phrase.
How does it change in a sentence?
The suffix '-하기' turns the verb 극복하다 (to overcome) into a gerund or a noun phrase that represents the act of performing that action.
How do you pronounce it?
geukbok-hagi
What mistakes should you avoid?
When you want to say you are moving on from a job, do not use 이별하다. Instead, it is more appropriate to use 떠나다.
Did you know?
- While 극복하기 means 'overcoming', Koreans often use the word 마음정리 meaning 'organizing the heart' to describe the mental process of moving on from a breakup.
- In Korean culture, the concept of moving on from a tragedy is often tied to 한 'han', a unique cultural emotion of collective grief and unresolved resentment.
- When discussing moving on from a mistake, Koreans may use 털어내다, which literally means 'to shake off' like dust from a piece of clothing.
Example conversation
Seoyeon and Jihun are talking about a friend who had a hard time.
- 서연 Seo-yeon그 친구가 힘든 시간을 극복하기를 바라요.geu chin-guga himdeun sigan-eul geukbokhagireul barayo.I hope that friend can move on from the hard times.
- 지훈 Ji-hun맞아요. 시간이 약이 될 거예요.majayo. sigan-i yagi doel geoyeyo.Right. Time will be the medicine.
- 서연 Seo-yeon혼자서 극복하기는 많이 힘들겠죠?honjaseo geukbokhagineun mani himdeulgetjyo?It must be very hard to move on alone, right?
- 지훈 Ji-hun네, 그래서 우리가 옆에서 도와줘야 해요.ne, geuraeseo uriga yeop-eseo dowajwoya haeyo.Yes, that's why we should help them by their side.
