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Korean frequency list

No. 878 in Korean

명을

"명을" is the object form of "명," which is a counter for people in Korean.

In a sentence

  • 회사에는 총 다섯 명의 직원이 있습니다.

    There are a total of five employees in the company.

    Here, '명의' is used to indicate a specific number of people in association with a noun, '직원' (employees).

  • 이번 여행에 함께 가는 명단에 두 명의 이름이 추가되었습니다.

    Two names have been added to the list for this trip.

    In this sentence, '명의' is paired with '이름' (name) to express the number of people whose names are added.

  • 구조대는 세 명의 등산객을 구조했습니다.

    The rescue team saved three hikers.

    Here, '명의' is used with '등산객' (hikers) to denote the number of individuals being referred to.

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