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정상적

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Meaning and Usage

"정상적" is an adjective meaning "normal" or "usual," often used to describe something functioning or occurring in a standard, expected way. It is a formal word commonly used in both spoken and written Korean.

Common Contexts

You will often hear "정상적" in contexts related to health, machinery, behavior, or processes, indicating that something is operating or behaving as it should.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 정상적으로 + verb: describes an action happening normally or properly (e.g., 정상적으로 작동하다 - to operate normally).
  • 정상적인 + noun: describes a noun as normal or standard (e.g., 정상적인 생활 - normal life).

Register and Politeness

"정상적" is neutral to formal and appropriate in professional, academic, or polite conversation.

Common Mistakes

Learners sometimes confuse "정상적" with "정상" (noun meaning "normalcy" or "peak"), but "정상적" is an adjective and must modify a noun or be used adverbially with "-으로". Remember to use "정상적으로" when modifying verbs.

Example Sentences

이 기계는 정상적으로 작동하고 있습니다.

I gigyeneun jeongsangjeogeuro jakdonghago itsseumnida.

This machine is operating normally.

정상적인 생활을 유지하는 것이 중요합니다.

Jeongsangjeokin saenghwareul yujihaneun geosi jungyohamnida.

Maintaining a normal lifestyle is important.

그 사람은 정상적인 판단을 내렸습니다.

Geu sarameun jeongsangjeokin pandaneul naeryeotseumnida.

That person made a normal (sensible) judgment.