"목적어" meaning in Korean

See 목적어 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [mo̞k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɡʌ̹] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: mokjeogeo [romanization], 目的語 [hanja]
Etymology: From 목적 (目的, mokjeok, “purpose, object”) + 어 (語, eo, “language”). Etymology templates: {{ko-l|목적||purpose, object|目的}} 목적 (目的, mokjeok, “purpose, object”), {{ko-l|어||language|語}} 어 (語, eo, “language”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=目的語}} 목적어 • (mokjeogeo) (hanja 目的語)
  1. (grammar) object (of a verb) Related terms: 목표어 (mokpyoeo) (english: target language)

Inflected forms

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}

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