This is the 1266th most frequent Korean word.

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"개" means "dog" in English.


Here, '개' refers to a dog, an animal, and serves as the subject of the sentence.

개가 뛰고 있습니다.

The dog is running.


Here, '개' is used as a counting unit for items, indicating the number of apples in this example.

나는 세 개의 사과를 샀어요.

I bought three apples.


Here, '개' is used colloquially as an intensifier to emphasize the degree of the adjective '맛있다' (delicious).

이것은 정말 개맛있다.

This tastes really incredibly good.