진짜

진짜

Korean

Etymology

from the hanja 진 (眞, jin, “true”) and 자 (字, ja, “character”), literally "correct character (in writing)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕint͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[진짜]

Revised Romanization? jinjja Revised Romanization (translit.)? jinjja McCune–Reischauer? chintcha Yale Romanization? cincca

Adverb

진짜 • (jinjja)

1. really; actually

Synonyms

• 진짜로 (jinjjaro)
• 정말로 (jeongmallo, “truly”)

Noun

진짜 • (jinjja)

1. That which is real or actual.

Usage notes

• Like many Korean nouns, this word is often used as a determiner to modify another noun directly, as for example in 진짜 목적 (jinjja mokjeok, “real purpose”).

  퍼피볼은 진짜 슈퍼볼에 대한 대체물입니다.

  Peopiboreun jinjja syupeobore daehan daechemurimnida.

  The Puppy Bowl is an alternative to the real Super Bowl.

  2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl

Synonyms

• 정말 (jeongmal, “the true”)