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TOPIK 6adjective

자명하다

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자명해요 · 자명했어요 · 자명한 (+noun)

self-evident, obvious

Example

노력 없이 성공할 수 없다는 것은 자명한 사실이에요.

It's a self-evident fact that you can't succeed without effort.

Word parts

자 self명 clear

Literally 'clear by itself'.

Good to know

Typically 자명한 사실 or 자명한 이치 'a self-evident truth'.