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TOPIK 2noun

댁

daek

댁이 · 댁을

home, house (honorific); you (to a stranger, distant)

Example

선생님 댁이 어디세요?

Where is your home, sir?

Word parts

댁 house

From hanja 宅 'house', the respectful word for someone else's home.

Good to know

The plain word is 집; say 댁 for the homes of elders, teachers or customers, but 저희 집 for your own. Used as 'you' (댁은 누구세요?) it sounds distant or even rude.