이랑
irang
and; with (casual)
A casual, spoken particle attached after a noun ending in a consonant (랑 after a vowel) meaning 'and' or 'with,' used to list nouns or name a companion in an action.
Form
- Attaches to
- Noun
- Other shapes
- 랑
Meanings
- 1
A postpositional particle used to indicate that something is being compared or used as a criterion for comparison.
비교의 대상이거나 기준으로 삼는 대상임을 나타내는 조사.
- 2
A postpositional particle that indicates the person whom one is doing something with.
누군가를 상대로 하여 어떤 일을 할 때 그 상대임을 나타내는 조사.
- 3
A postpositional particle used to indicate the subject one is doing something with.
어떤 일을 함께 하는 대상임을 나타내는 조사.
- 4
A postpositional particle used to connect the preceding and following nouns.
앞과 뒤의 명사를 같은 자격으로 이어주는 조사.
Examples
지수는 항상 여동생이랑 같이 쇼핑을 한다.
Jisu always goes shopping with her younger sister.
내일 떠날 여행은 남편이랑 단둘이 갈 겁니다.
The trip I'm leaving on tomorrow, I'm taking with just my husband, the two of us.
승규는 다음 달에 오랫동안 사귄 연인이랑 약혼할 계획이다.
Seunggyu plans to get engaged next month to the partner he's dated for a long time.
민준아, 주말에 아빠 좀 도와줄래? 어떡하죠? 저 주말에 친구들이랑 놀이공원에 가기로 했어요.
Minjun, can you help your dad this weekend? What should I do? I already promised to go to the amusement park with my friends this weekend.
유민이랑 나랑은 동급생이다.
Yumin and I are classmates.
사진 속에 아들이랑 아빠가 정말 닮았네.
The son and dad in the picture really look alike.
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
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Forms with a close meaning — a favourite source of wrong answers on TOPIK.
Quick check
1. What does ‘이랑’ mean?
2. Which form means “and; with (casual)”?