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그냥 (geunyang)

GUH-nyangadverbColloquial

A Korean slang term. Browse all Korean slang.

What it means

  1. Just; no particular reason. Declines to explain, politely: asked why you did something, 그냥 is a complete and accepted answer.

  2. Also 'as is, without doing anything about it' — 그냥 둬, 'leave it'.

Examples with translations

  • —왜 전화했어? —그냥.

    'Why did you call?' 'No reason.'

  • 그냥 집에 있을래.

    I'd rather just stay in.

Other forms

Romanised as:
geunyang