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TOPIK 3noun

전통적

jeontongjeok

전통적인 (+noun) · 전통적으로 · 전통적이에요

traditional

Example

설날에는 전통적인 음식을 먹어요.

On Lunar New Year, people eat traditional food.

Word parts

전 transmit통 lineage적 -ic, -al

전통 'tradition' + -적 '-al': turns nouns into describing words: 역사적, 문화적.

Good to know

Use 전통적인 before nouns and 전통적으로 as an adverb.