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TOPIK 2noun

애인

aein

애인이 · 애인을

sweetheart, boyfriend or girlfriend, lover

Example

실례지만 혹시 지금 만나는 애인 있어요?

Excuse me, but are you seeing anyone right now?

Word parts

애 love인 person

Literally 'loved person'.

Good to know

Gender-neutral and common, unlike English 'lover'; it doesn't suggest an affair.