Nuance Dictionary / Grammar
가정 ga-jeong
Hypothesis or assumption — setting up a hypothetical scenario in speech
What does 가정 mean?
가정 (ga-jeong) means: Hypothesis or assumption — setting up a hypothetical scenario in speech.
In Korean grammar, setting up a hypothesis is never neutral. It always carries an underlying emotional stance toward the reality being hypothesized.
🔊 From the story above
었으면 — Ass-eoss-eu-myeon
돈이 많았으면 좋겠어요 — don-i man-ass-eu-myeon jo-ket-sseo-yo, "I wish I had a lot of money"
거리두기 — geo-ri-du-gi, "creating psychological distance"
가정 — ga-jeong, "hypothesis or assumption"
소망 — so-mang, "a deep, earnest wish for something currently absent"
한국어가 더 쉬웠으면 좋겠어요 — han-gu-geo-ga deo swi-woss-eu-myeon jo-ket-sseo-yo, "I wish Korean were easier"
시간이 더 있었으면 좋겠어요 — si-gan-i deo iss-eoss-eu-myeon jo-ket-sseo-yo, "I wish I had more time"
좋겠다 — jo-ket-da, "that would be nice"
How it's actually used
- 가족들이 모두 건강해야 가정이 평화롭고 행복하다.
gajokdeuri modu geonganghaeya gajeongi pyeonghwagop haengbokhada.
A home can be peaceful and happy only when all family members are healthy.
💡 Shows the word used in a general statement about family well-being. - 유럽 여행 중 우연히 독일인 가정에 초대받았다.
yureop yeohaeng jung uyeonhi dogirin gajonge chodewatda.
During my trip to Europe, I happened to be invited into a German family's home.
💡 Shows the word used to refer to a specific household or family residence. - 결혼하여 한 가정을 이루다.
gyor-honhayeo han gajeonge iruda.
To marry and form a family.
💡 Shows the common collocation with 가정을 이루다.
Related words in Grammar
소망 so-mang거리두기 geo-ri-du-gi완곡어법 wan-gok-eoh-beop잡수시다 jap-su-si-da주무시다 ju-mu-si-da