Skip to content

New every day: Korea news, words and grammar — in your language

Pocket Korean

Dictionary › TOPIK 4

TOPIK 4noun

여건

yeogeon [여껀]

여건이 · 여건을

conditions, circumstances

Example

경제적 여건이 좋지 않아서 유학을 포기했어요.

I gave up studying abroad because my financial situation wasn't good.

Word parts

여 give건 item

Literally 'given items': the conditions you have to work with.

Good to know

Pronounced [여껀]; 여건이 되다 means 'circumstances allow', often about money or time.