진짜

Korean

Etymology

진(眞) (jin, “truth”) +‎ 짜 (-jja) of unclear origin, perhaps nativisation of 자(字) (ja, “character”, Sino-Korean).

Presumably replaced Middle Korean 진딧 (cintis), from the same Chinese etymon and with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɲt͡ɕ͈a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [진짜]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jinjja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jin'jja
McCune–Reischauer?	chintcha
Yale Romanization?	cin.cca

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 진짜의 / 진짜에 / 진짜까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Adverb

진짜 • (jinjja)

1. really; actually

Synonyms

• 진짜로 (jinjjaro)
• 정말로 (jeongmallo, “truly”)

Noun

진짜 • (jinjja)

1. That which is real or actual.

Usage notes

Like many Korean nouns, this word is often used as a determiner to modify another noun directly, as for example in 진짜 목적 (jinjja mokjeok, “real purpose”).

• 퍼피볼은 진짜 슈퍼볼에 대한 대체물입니다.

  peopiboreun jinjja syupeobore daehan daechemurimnida.

  The Puppy Bowl is an alternative to the real Super Bowl.

  2016, VOA Learning English > Trending Today: Puppy Bowl

Synonyms

• 정말 (jeongmal, “the true”)