Special in Korean 🇰🇷

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special	특별하다

How to say “special” in Korean? “특별하다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “특별하다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on special in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 특별하다 is composed of 특별 (teuk-byeol) meaning “special” and 하다 (ha-da) meaning “to do/to be,” which makes it an adjective describing “being special.”
• Think of “특” as a marker for something exceptional; recalling that “특별” itself means “special” can help reinforce its meaning.

Explanations:
• 특별하다 means “to be special.” It is an adjective formed by combining a noun-like root (특별) with 하다.
• The 하다 ending is common in many Korean descriptive verbs, so recognizing this pattern will help when learning related adjectives.

Synonyms (Other words with similar meaning):
• 독특하다 (dok-teuk-ha-da) – means “unique” or “peculiar.”
• 비범하다 (bi-beom-ha-da) – means “extraordinary” or “remarkable.”
• 유별나다 (yu-byeol-na-da) – means “unusual” or “exceptional.”

Conjugations (using the adjective form of 특별하다):

Informal Low/Formal Casual:
• Present: 특별해 (teuk-byeol-hae)
• Past: 특별했어 (teuk-byeol-haet-sseo)
• Future: 특별할 거야 (teuk-byeol-hal geo-ya)

Polite/Formal Style:
• Present: 특별해요 (teuk-byeol-hae-yo) or 특별합니다 (teuk-byeol-ham-ni-da)
• Past: 특별했어요 (teuk-byeol-haet-sseo-yo) or 특별했습니다 (teuk-byeol-haet-sseum-ni-da)
• Future: 특별할 거예요 (teuk-byeol-hal geo-ye-yo) or 특별할 것입니다 (teuk-byeol-hal geo-sim-ni-da)

Examples of Sentences:
1. This restaurant is special.
• Korean: 이 식당은 특별해요.
• Romanized: I sikdang-eun teuk-byeol-hae-yo.
2. She is a special person.
• Korean: 그녀는 특별한 사람이에요.
• Romanized: Geu-nyeo-neun teuk-byeol-han sa-ram-i-e-yo.
3. The event was very special.
• Korean: 그 행사는 정말 특별했어요.
• Romanized: Geu haeng-sa-neun jeong-mal teuk-byeol-haet-sseo-yo.
4. I believe the future will be special.
• Korean: 나는 미래가 특별할 거라고 믿어요.
• Romanized: Na-neun mi-rae-ga teuk-byeol-hal geo-ra-go mi-deo-yo.

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