🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

개인 사정

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gae-in sa-jeong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Personal reason/ˈpɜːr.səl ˈriː.zən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 개인 사정으로 휴직을 했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An individual's private or confidential motivation for a decision or action, typically withheld from detailed public explanation.

    "She resigned from her position due to personal reasons."
  2. 2

    A private matter concerning one's family, health, or domestic life that requires time and attention away from public or professional duties.

    "He took a brief leave of absence for personal reasons."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'personal', derived from the Latin 'personalis' (pertaining to a person), dating back to the late 14th century, with 'reason', originating from the Old French 'raison' and Latin 'rationem' (calculation, reason, cause). Together, the phrase evolved in professional and social contexts to denote private or individual motivations that are not publicly disclosed.

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