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TOPIK 6noun

모티프

motipeu

모티프가 · 모티프를

motif

Example

이 소설은 옛날이야기를 모티프로 삼았어요.

This novel took an old folktale as its motif.

Word parts

From French 'motif'; the variant spelling 모티브 is also common.

Good to know

Collocation: ~을/를 모티프로 하다/삼다 'to be based on ~'.