[Grammar Reference] Numbering & Counting Unit

※ Native Korean Numbers & Counting Unit

In Korean, there is a variety of counting units to count objects.

'개' is used widely to count general inanimate items.
'병' for bottles
'잔' for cups or glasses
'명' for person.

When numbers and counting units are used together, numbers take different forms.

Without counting units,
they are '하나, 둘, 셋, 넷'

But with counting units,
they are '한, 두, 세, 네'.

Only '하나, 둘, 셋, 넷' is changed. from 다섯 to 열 isn't changed.

The same rule applies to higher numbers such as '열하나, 열둘, 열셋, 열넷'.



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