Nuance Dictionary / Grammar
인용 in-yong
Quotation — citing or reporting someone else's words or thoughts
What does 인용 mean?
인용 (in-yong) means: Quotation — citing or reporting someone else's words or thoughts.
In Korean linguistics, quotation is not merely repeating text, but a complex grammatical transformation that shifts pronouns, tenses, and sentence endings based on the reporting relationship.
🔊 From the story above
간접화법 — Gan-jeop-hwa-beop
다고 하다 — da-go ha-da
선생님이 읽으라고 하셨어요 — seon-saeng-nim-i ilg-eu-ra-go ha-syeoss-eo-yo, "The teacher told us to read it"
인용 — in-yong, "quotation"
친구들이 내일 간다고 해요 — chin-gu-deul-i nae-il gan-da-go hae-yo, "They say they're going tomorrow"
민수가 학생이라고 해요 — min-su-ga hak-saeng-i-ra-go hae-yo, "Minsu says he is a student"
냐고 하다 — nya-go ha-da
라고 하다 — eu-ra-go ha-da
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How it's actually used
- 논문을 쓸 때 다른 사람의 글을 무단으로 인용하면 큰일 납니다.
nonmun-eul sseul ttae dareun saram-ui geureul mudan-euro inyong-hamyeonkeun-il nam-nida.
You can get into big trouble if you unauthorizedly quote someone else's writing when writing a thesis.
💡 Academic context regarding plagiarism and referencing. - 기사는 전문가의 인터뷰 내용을 직접 인용하여 신뢰성을 높였다.
gisaneun jeonmun-ga-ui inteobyu naeyong-eul jikjeop inyong-hayeo sinlyeoseong-eul nopyeotda.
The article increased its credibility by directly quoting an expert's interview.
💡 Journalism and media context. - 그 강연자는 감동적인 명언을 인용하며 청중들에게 위로를 건넸다.
geu gangyeonjaneun gamdongjeokin myeong-eon-eul inyong-hayeo cheongjungdeurege wiroreul geon-netda.
The speaker delivered comfort to the audience by quoting an inspiring famous saying.
💡 Context of speeches or presentations.
Related words in Grammar
간접화법 gan-jeop-hwa-beop서술격 조사 seo-sul-gok jo-sa축약형 chuk-yak-hyeong할머니 진지 드셨어? hal-meo-ni jin-ji deu-syeo-sseo?아빠, 어디 가시는거야? a-ppa, eo-di ga-si-neun-geo-ya?