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TOPIK 5determiner

이성적

iseongjeok

이성적인 (+noun) · 이성적이에요 · 이성적으로

rational, reasonable

Example

화가 나도 이성적으로 판단하려고 노력해요.

Even when I'm angry, I try to judge things rationally.

Word parts

이 reason성 nature적 -ic

Literally 'having the nature of reason'.

Good to know

Homonym alert: 이성 can also mean 'the opposite sex', as in 이성 친구 (boyfriend or girlfriend).