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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

시제

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sije

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tense/tɛns/
adjectivenounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"동사의 시제는 행동이 발생하는 시간을 나타냅니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A grammatical category that expresses time reference.

    "In English, the present tense is used to describe actions happening now."
  2. 2

    The form of a verb that indicates the time of the action.

    "The verb 'run' can be in the past tense as 'ran'."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'tensus', meaning stretched or strained, which is the past participle of 'tendere' (to stretch). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially retaining literal physical meanings relating to tension before shifting to psychological and grammatical domains.

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