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TOPIK 4noun

자영업자

jayeongeopja [자영업짜]

자영업자가 · 자영업자를

self-employed person, small business owner

Example

경기가 나빠서 자영업자들이 많이 힘들어해요.

The economy is bad, so self-employed people are struggling a lot.

Word parts

자 self영 run업 business자 person

-자 = person who does it: 자영업자, 운전자, 과학자.

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Pronounced [자영업짜]: the ㅂ batchim makes 자 tense.