건

Korean

Etymology 1

거걱걲걳건걵걶 걷걸걹걺걻걼걽 걾걿검겁겂것겄 겅겆겇겈겉겊겋
걔 ←	→ 게

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 건 • (geon)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅓ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2

Verb

건 • (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

1. past determinative of 걸다 (geolda, “to speak or suspend”): having been suspended, spoken; of a telephone call, having been made

   내가 건 전화 ― naega geon jeonhwa ― the call I made

Etymology 3

Adjective

건 • (geon) (determinative of 걸다)

1. determinative of 걸다 (geolda, “to be fertile or sumptuous”): rich, fertile, sumptuous

Etymology 4

Noun

건 • (geon)

1. Contraction of 것은 (geoseun), combination of 것 (geot, “fact, thing”) + 은 (eun, topic particle).

Etymology 5

Prefix

건— • (geon-) (hanja 乾)

1. dry

   건포도 ― geonpodo ― raisin (literally, "dried grape")

Synonyms

• 마른 (mareun)

Etymology 6

Sino-korean 件 (jiàn), Classifier for things which can be numerically counted, such as pieces of luggage, clothes, event, piece. Cognate with sino-japanese 件.

Noun

건 • (geon) (hanja 件)

1. case
2. matter
3. subject
4. example
5. precedent