What does 현재 mean?
현재 (hyeon-jae) means: Present / Now.
Speakers use this noun to refer to the current moment, present times, or a specific chronological reference point like a past year or specific hour. It frequently pairs with modifiers denoting time or status, such as in '현재 상황' (current situation), '현재의 기술' (current technology), or time markers like '지난달 현재' (as of last month) and '오후 네 시 현재' (as of four in the afternoon). It appears in discussions contrasting the present with the past or future, and in statements evaluating ongoing conditions or statistics as of a specific date.
Depending on the context, using this to anchor a statement can lend an objective, report-like tone to a discussion about progress or changing conditions.
Depending on the context, using this to anchor a statement can lend an objective, report-like tone to a discussion about progress or changing conditions.
Other sides of 현재
◆ administrative_current — Speakers use this to anchor statements, statistics, or reports to a specific temporal benchmark. It frequently combines with nouns indicating dates, times, or metrics, such as 작년 현재, 지난달 현재, and 오후 네 시 현재. It appears regularly in news broadcasts, official documents, and formal reports to denote objective standing.
Can lend an air of detached objectivity or bureaucratized precision to a statement, framing facts against a strict point in time.
Can lend an air of detached objectivity or bureaucratized precision to a statement, framing facts against a strict point in time.
How it's actually used
- 시간 여행은 현재의 과학 기술로는 불가능하다.
si-gan yeo-haeng-eun hyeon-jae-ui gwa-hak gis-sul-ro-neun bul-g-neung-ha-da.
Time travel is impossible with current science and technology.
💡 Discussing technological limitations using the current state of affairs - 오후 네 시 현재로 투표율은 오십 퍼센트가 조금 넘은 상황이다.
o-hu ne si hyeon-jae-ro tu-pyo-yul-eun o-sip peo-sent-ga jo-geum neom-eun sang-hwang-i-da.
As of 4 PM, the voter turnout is just over fifty percent.
💡 Reporting statistics anchored to a specific time point - 작년 말 현재와 비교했을 때 우리나라 전체 인구는 약간 감소했다.
jak-nyeon mal hyeon-jae-wa bi-gyo-haess-eul ttae u-ri-na-ra jeon-che in-gu-neun yak-gan gam-so-haess-da.
Compared to the end of last year, our country's total population has decreased slightly.
💡 Comparing demographic data against a past reference point