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TOPIK 4noun

과학적

gwahakjeok [과학쩍]

과학적인 (+noun) · 과학적으로

scientific

Example

이 방법은 과학적으로 증명되었어요.

This method has been scientifically proven.

Word parts

과 subject, branch학 study적 -ic, -al

-적 = '-ic, -al', turning nouns into descriptions: 과학적, 혁신적, 이론적.

Good to know

Use -적인 before nouns (과학적인 방법) and -적으로 as an adverb (과학적으로 설명하다).