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쯤
Attached to a noun (usually referring to time, quantity, or price) to indicate an approximation.
Summary
Equivalent
About / Approximately
Also: 정도 (about/approximately)
Example
An apple costs about 1,000 won each.
사과가 한 개에 천 원쯤 해요.
Grammar rules
- Attach '쯤' directly to the noun.
- It means 'about' or 'around' that amount/time.
- When used with time words like 내일 (tomorrow) or 다음 주 (next week), no extra particles are needed.
내일쯤 만나요. (Let's meet around tomorrow.)
Patterns
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Nouns (Time/Quantity/Price)
N/A · Noun + 쯤
Example sentences
Nouns (Time/Quantity/Price) · N/A · Noun + 쯤
An apple costs about 1,000 won each.
사과가 한 개에 천 원쯤 해요.
Nouns (Time/Quantity/Price) · N/A · Noun + 쯤
About ten people will come to the party today.
오늘 파티에 열 명쯤 올 거예요.
Nouns (Time/Quantity/Price) · N/A · Noun + 쯤
It takes about 30 minutes from school to home.
학교에서 집까지 30분쯤 걸려요.
Conversation
A: What time did you arrive in Korea yesterday?
어제 몇 시에 한국에 도착했어요?
B: I arrived around 5 PM.
오후 5시쯤 도착했어요.
Practice
Fill in the blank
Select the correct particle for approximation.
Time.
Quantity.