째
jjae
Grammar · 1 sense
on my nth, for/in [time expression]
Examples
세 번째 노크 후에 문이 열렸다.
The door opened after the third knock.
지금 30분째 손님 하나 없어요.
There hasn't been a single customer for 30 minutes.
병원에 근무한 지 6년째 되던 해에 연인이 생겼다.
In her 6th year working at the hospital, she got into a relationship.
When you'd hear it
째 is neutral and common in both conversation and writing. It appears in everyday updates such as 30분째 기다리고 있어요 and in formal or workplace contexts when describing someone’s nth year or day in a role.
What learners get wrong
째 marks an ongoing period or the point reached in a sequence of periods, while 번째 usually counts items or events: 3일째 means “on the third day,” but 세 번째 노크 means “the third knock.”
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