Korean adjective

점잖다

점잔타said like thisjeomjanta

calm

Stately and very cautious in speech, behavior and attitude.

Standard pronunciation: [점잔타]
Level: Intermediate

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점잖다 in a sentence

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민준이는 매우 점잖고 예의바른 청년이다.
민주니는 매우 점잔코 예의바른 청녀니다.said like thisminjunineun maeu jeomjanko yeuibareun cheongnyeonida.
박 선생은 흥분하지 않고 점잖게 말을 이어갔다.
박 선생은 흥분하지 안코 점잔케 마를 이어갇따.said like thisbak seonsaengeun heungbunhaji anko jeomjanke mareul ieogatda.
사내는 점잖은 자리에 어울리지 않는 거친 말투를 썼다.
사내는 점자는 자리에 어울리지 안는 거친 말투를 썯따.said like thissanaeneun jeomjaneun jarie eoulliji anneun geochin maltureul sseotda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.