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What does 따윈 mean?
I was translating this sentence "각도따윈 필요없다" but i don't get what 따윈 means. Can someone help me?
Mar 31, 2018 10:24 AM
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따위
---> 각도따윈 필요없다
- 각도 = angle
- 필요 = need (a lesson note on want/need is on the pinned board)
- 따위 usually has two meanings when used dependently: "etc/and such" or "such things"
- 따위 means "that way"/"such way" when used independently
- When 따위 is used with the meaning of "such things", it's a kind of bound noun with a negative connotation
Examples
Dependent
- 난 사과나 오랜지 따위를 좋아 (I like apples, oranges, etc/and such)
- 난 사랑 따위를 안 믿어 (I don't believe in such things as love)
- 그 따위 말을 왜 했어? (Why did you say such words?)
Independent
- 이 따위는 필요없어! (I don't need such things!)
- 그 따위를 버려! (Throw such things away!)
Notes
- 따윈 = 따위는
- There's no direct translation of 따위 into the English language
- "Independent" and "dependent" refers to the sentence of which 따위 is in (e.g. When 따위 is used with another noun, such as "apples and oranges" or "love", it is dependent)
- In the third example under the dependent context, 따위 is added to emphasize the negative connotation of "such words", indicating that what has been said is worse than normal
April 2, 2018
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[noun]+따위 is an expression for selling something short; petty
Who the hell needs to know the fukking angle?
March 31, 2018
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