These postpositions are attached to the dictionary form of the noun. Case affixes and special affixes are placed after the postposition:
NOUN (dictionary form) + POSTPOSITION + SUFFIX
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Postposition |
Translation |
Example |
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Words of Korean Origin |
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앞 |
"in front of", "ahead" |
도서관 앞에 "in front of the library" |
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뒤 |
"at the back of", "after" |
집 뒤에 "at the back of the house" |
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위 |
"on the surface" |
책상 위에 "on the table" |
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아래 |
"under", "at the bottom" |
대통령 영도 아래 "under the supervision of the president" |
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밑 |
"at the base", "at the bottom" |
호수 밑에 "at the bottom of the river" |
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안 |
"in", "inside" |
가방 안에 "in the bag" |
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속 |
"inside" |
물 속에 "in the water" |
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밖 |
"outside" |
박물관 밖에 "outside museum" |
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가운데 |
"in the middle", "between", "among" |
방 가운데 "in the middle of the room" |
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Words of Chinese Origin |
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전 |
"before" |
5분 전에 "5 minutes ago" |
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후 |
"after", "since" |
결혼식 후에 "after the wedding ceremony" |
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상 |
"on", "above", "in" |
역사상 "in history" |
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하 |
"under", "underneath" |
이왕 통치 하에 "under the reign of King Lee" |
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내 |
"in", "inside" |
서랍 내에 "inside the drawer" |
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외 |
"besides", "outside" |
할머니 외에 "besides grandmother" |
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중 |
"in the middle", "in", "in the process" |
건축 중에 "under construction" |
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간 |
"between", "while" |
양국간에 "between two countries" |
Note: In general, postpositions of Korean origin are used to express space and distance, while postpositions of Chinese origin are used to express time.
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