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TOPIK 5adjective

황량하다

hwangnyanghada [황냥하다]

황량해요 · 황량했어요 · 황량한 (+noun)

desolate, bleak, deserted

Example

겨울 바닷가는 사람이 없어서 황량했어요.

The beach in winter was desolate with no one around.

Word parts

황 wild량 bleak

Literally 'wild and bleak'.

Good to know

Pronounced [황냥하다] — ㄹ becomes ㄴ after ㅇ.