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adverbAdverb; often used before verbs or clauses, and commonly followed by particles such as 은 in 가끔은.
sometimes; occasionally; at irregular intervals, but not often.
gakkeum
Pronunciation
Etymology
A native Korean adverb; further etymology is uncertain.
Examples
나는 가끔 혼자 영화를 본다.
naneun gakkeum honja yeonghwareul bonda
I sometimes watch movies alone.
가끔 비가 온다.
gakkeum biga onda
It rains occasionally.
그는 가끔 친구들에게 전화를 한다.
geuneun gakkeum chingudeurege jeonhwareul handa
He sometimes calls his friends.
Character Breakdown
가
ga
Hangul syllable used phonetically; no independent meaning in this word
끔
kkeum
Hangul syllable used phonetically; no independent meaning in this word
Collocations
가끔 가다
가끔 보다
가끔 생각하다
가끔씩
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