뿐
ppun
only; nothing but
Attaches to a noun (or follows a verb as -을 뿐) to mean there is nothing beyond what is stated—'only/nothing but,' often paired with 아니라 for 'not only...but also.'
Form
- Attaches to
- Noun
Meanings
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A postpositional particle used when there is nothing more than the content of the preceding statement or when it is only so.
앞말이 나타내는 내용 이외에 더는 없거나 오직 그러함을 나타내는 조사.
Examples
부모들은 늘 자식 생각뿐이다.
Parents are always only thinking of their children.
우리 대학은 수도권 지역에 하나뿐인 공업 전문 대학이다.
Our university is the only technical college in the capital region.
승규는 학교에서뿐만 아니라 집에서도 열심히 공부한다.
Seunggyu studies hard not only at school but at home too.
부모님 여행 가시고 혼자뿐인데, 우리 집에 놀러 올래? 응, 그래, 좋아. 지금 갈게.
My parents went on a trip and I'm all alone, want to come hang out at my place? Yeah, sure, sounds good. I'll come now.
부모님 여행 가시고 혼자뿐인데, 우리 집에 놀러 올래?
My parents went on a trip and I'm all alone, want to come hang out at my place?
응, 그래, 좋아. 지금 갈게.
Yeah, sure, sounds good. I'll come now.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Don’t confuse with
Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.
Quick check
1. What does ‘뿐’ mean?
2. Which form means “only; nothing but”?