사고

This is the 16511th most frequent Korean word.


사고

"사고" means "accident" or "thought/thinking," depending on context.


Here, '사고' is the conjugated form of the verb '사다' (to buy) in the present continuous tense.

새 자동차를 사고 싶어요.

I want to buy a new car.


In this sentence, '사고' means 'an accident,' which is a noun referring to an unintended event.

그는 교통 사고를 당했어요.

He had a traffic accident.


Here, '사고' signifies 'thinking' or 'pondering,' derived from the noun meaning 'thought' or 'contemplation' originating from a Chinese root.

문제를 깊게 사고해 봅시다.

Let's think deeply about the problem.