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TOPIK 6noun

영탄법

yeongtanbeop [영탄뻡]

영탄법이 · 영탄법을

exclamation (as a rhetorical device)

Example

'아, 아름다운 우리 강산이여!'는 영탄법이 쓰인 구절이에요.

'Ah, our beautiful land!' is a line that uses exclamation.

Word parts

영 chant탄 sigh법 method

Literally 'chant-sigh method' — expressing strong feeling with 아, 오 or -여.