4 · 40 words
Abstract nouns
The nouns that hold an explanation together: aims, conditions, criteria, sides and limits.
Nearly all of these are two-syllable Sino-Korean nouns, and they come with fixed verbs that are worth learning with them: 영향을 주다 or 영향을 미치다, “to influence”; 책임을 지다, “to take responsibility”; 기회를 놓치다, “to miss a chance”. Several turn up after a noun as if they were grammar: 비용 측면에서, “in terms of cost”, 초등학생을 대상으로, “aimed at primary school children”.
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This list belongs to Thinking and arguing — six lists and 240 words that can also be practised as a whole.
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