Words that go together
Which words usually go together?
의미
Some words have familiar partners that speakers normally choose together. Another word with a similar meaning may fit the grammar but still sound unusual in that combination. Each language has its own preferred pairings, and a pairing in one may have no matching pairing in another. Unlike Idioms, Words that go together often have a meaning you can understand from the separate words.
알아보는 방법
Notice combinations that speakers repeatedly choose, especially where replacing one word with a similar word sounds unusual despite correct grammar.
모국어에서는
Korean words have customary partners, especially in noun–verb combinations. These combinations often have understandable meanings, but another verb with a similar dictionary meaning may sound unusual. Learn the usual partner along with the noun or verb.
민수는 항상 약속을 지켜요. (Minsuneun hangsang yaksogeul jikyeoyo.)
약속 commonly combines with 지키다 when a promise is kept.
공원에서 사진을 찍었어요. (Gongwoneseo sajineul jjigeosseoyo.)
찍다 is the usual verb for taking a photograph.
여기까지 오는 데 시간이 많이 걸렸어요. (Yeogikkaji oneun de sigani mani geollyeosseoyo.)
시간 combines with 걸리다 to describe how much time something takes.