집착하는
jipchakhaneun
The English word 'obsessed' can be translated into Korean as 집착하는 (jipchakhaneun).
The term is used to describe being intensely preoccupied with a given topic or emotion. For example, you might use related expressions to describe being engrossed in a specific hobby (특정 취미에 몰두하다) or being head over heels for a celebrity (연예인에 홀딱 반하다).
Meaning: Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion, driven by a specified obsession (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The noun form 집착 literally means attachment or obsession.
How does it change in a sentence?
집착하는 is derived from the verb 집착하다, which means to be obsessed or to cling to something. In its current form, it is an attributive form used to modify a noun, such as 'an obsessed person'.
How do you pronounce it?
jipchakhaneun
Did you know?
- In Korean, being 'obsessed' can sometimes be expressed using the word 꽂히다 (kkochida), which literally means 'to be stuck' or 'to be pierced' by something, like a nail being driven into wood.
- The root of 집착 involves the concept of 'attachment' (착), which in Buddhist philosophy refers to the psychological state that causes suffering by preventing a person from letting go of worldly desires.
- While 집착하는 carries a heavy, often negative connotation of being 'clinging' or 'obsessive', Korean speakers often use the word 광풍 (mad wind) or the suffix -광 (-mania) to describe a more 'positive' or socially acceptable obsession with a hobby.
Examples in context
- 그는 일에 집착하는 사람이다.He is a person who is obsessed with work.
- 그녀는 그 남자에게 꽂혀 있어.She is obsessed with that guy.
- 그는 과거에 집착하는 경향이 있어요.geuneun gwageoe jipchak-haneun gyeonghyangi isseoyo.He has a tendency of being obsessed with the past.
- 너무 작은 것에 집착하는 건 좋지 않아요.neomu jageun geose jipchak-haneun geon jochi anayo.Being obsessed with tiny things is not good.
- 그녀는 완벽함에 집착하는 스타일이에요.geunyeoneun wanbyeok-hame jipchak-haneun seutail-ieyo.She is the type of person obsessed with perfection.
Example conversation
Hyunwoo and Minji are talking about a friend's strange behavior.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo민지 씨, 그 친구가 왜 그렇게 운동에 집착하는 걸까요?minji ssi, geu chinguga wae geureoke undonge jipchakhaneun geolkkayo?Minji, why do you think that friend is so obsessed with exercising?
- 민지 Min-ji글쎄요, 건강에 관심이 정말 많은 것 같아요.geulsseyo, geongange gwansimi jeongmal maneun geot gatayo.I don't know, I think he's just very interested in health.
- 현우 Hyeon-woo단순한 관심이라기엔 너무 과해요.dansunhan gwansimiragien neomu gwahaeyo.It's too much to be just simple interest.
- 민지 Min-ji그럴 수도 있겠네요.geureol sudo itgenneyo.That could be true.
