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일상적

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Meaning and Usage

The adjective '일상적' describes things related to daily life or everyday routines. It is commonly used to refer to ordinary, routine, or habitual aspects of life.

Common Contexts

You will often see '일상적' used when talking about daily problems, conversations, habits, or behaviors. It emphasizes the normal, usual, or typical nature of something.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 일상적인 문제 (daily problems): refers to common issues encountered regularly.
  • 일상적인 대화 (daily conversation): typical or casual conversations.
  • 일상적인 습관 (daily habit): routines or habits practiced regularly.

Register and Nuance

'일상적' is neutral in formality and can be used in both spoken and written Korean. It is often combined with nouns to describe the nature of those nouns as ordinary or everyday.

Common Mistakes

Learners sometimes confuse '일상적' with '일상' (daily life as a noun). Remember, '일상적' is an adjective and needs to modify a noun, while '일상' can stand alone as a noun referring to daily life itself.

Example Sentences

그는 일상적인 문제에 대해 이야기했다.

Geuneun ilsangjeokin munje-e daehae iyagihatda.

He talked about everyday problems.

일상적인 대화에서 자주 쓰는 표현이에요.

Ilsangjeokin daehwaeseo jaju sseuneun pyohyeonieyo.

This is an expression often used in daily conversations.

일상적인 습관을 바꾸는 것은 쉽지 않다.

Ilsangjeokin seupgwan-eul bakkuneun geoseun swipji anta.

Changing daily habits is not easy.