This is the 7089th most frequent Korean word.
정체를
"정체를" means "identity" or "true nature."
정체를 is used here to mean 'identity,' indicating the essence or actual nature of a person or thing being investigated.
그의 정체를 알아내는 데 오랜 시간이 걸렸다.
It took a long time to uncover his identity.
정체를 in this case refers to the 'true nature' or 'essence' of the issue, emphasizing its fundamental characteristics.
그 문제의 정체를 파악하는 것은 쉽지 않았다.
Understanding the nature of the problem was not easy.
Here, 정체를 suggests 'identity' in the sense of the function, purpose, or origin of an object that is unclear.