What does 영원히 mean?
영원히 (yeong-won-hi) means: Forever / Eternally.
Speakers use this to describe states, actions, or moments that continue without end or remain unaltered across time. It frequently pairs with verbs of keeping, remembering, remaining, disappearing, and loving, such as 간직하다, 기억하다, 남다, 사라지다, and 사랑하다. It appears in contexts discussing memories, historical records, physical phenomena, and wishes for the present moment to persist indefinitely.
When applied to personal feelings or moments, this can carry a heightened emotional weight, expressing a deep desire for a current state to remain untouched by time.
When applied to personal feelings or moments, this can carry a heightened emotional weight, expressing a deep desire for a current state to remain untouched by time.
Other sides of 영원히
◆ hyperbolic-fandom — Speakers use this word when expressing an enduring state or an unchanging condition over time. It appears in contexts involving lasting memories, deep affections, and continuous existence. It commonly combines with verbs like 기억하다, 남다, and 사랑하다 to denote enduring permanence.
In K-pop fandom spaces, speakers often use this term hyperbolically to signal intense, playful devotion to idols without implying literal, lifelong permanence.
◆ toxic-breakup — Speakers use this adverb when expressing a permanent state or an endless duration that transcends time. It frequently combines with verbs of memory and preservation, such as remembering, keeping, and remaining, as well as with verbs of disappearance and love. It appears in contexts ranging from romantic declarations and wishes for a current moment to last indefinitely to historical records and reflections on human existence.
In dramatic romantic partings, this word can evoke a final, cinematic sense of emotional closure, framing the separation as absolute and enduring.
In K-pop fandom spaces, speakers often use this term hyperbolically to signal intense, playful devotion to idols without implying literal, lifelong permanence.
◆ toxic-breakup — Speakers use this adverb when expressing a permanent state or an endless duration that transcends time. It frequently combines with verbs of memory and preservation, such as remembering, keeping, and remaining, as well as with verbs of disappearance and love. It appears in contexts ranging from romantic declarations and wishes for a current moment to last indefinitely to historical records and reflections on human existence.
In dramatic romantic partings, this word can evoke a final, cinematic sense of emotional closure, framing the separation as absolute and enduring.
How it's actually used
- 난 너와의 만남을 영원히 잊지 않을 거야.
nan neo-wa-ui mannam-eul yeong-won-hi ij-ji anh-eul geo-ya.
I will never forget meeting you.
💡 Expressing an unforgetting promise to someone. - 사진은 추억을 영원히 간직할 수 있게 해 준다.
sajin-eun chu-eog-eul yeong-won-hi ganjik-hal su iss-ge hae jun-da.
Photographs allow memories to be kept forever.
💡 Describing the enduring nature of photographs. - 난 너랑 같이 있는 지금 이 순간이 영원히 계속됐으면 좋겠다.
nan neo-rang gat-i iss-neun jigeum i sungan-i yeong-won-hi gyesok-dwaess-eumyeon joh-gess-da.
I hope this moment being together with you continues forever.
💡 Wishing for a present moment to last endlessly.