day 39crime and incidents

crime and incidents

Say what something is about in formal Korean with 에 관해(서) / 에 관한, and talk about crimes, witnesses, descriptions and public safety in a calm, factual way.

today’s words

• 관하다 gwanhada · (에 관해 / 에 관한) concern, be about
• 범죄자 beomjoeja · criminal, offender
• 가해자 gahaeja · perpetrator, the person at fault
• 목격 mokgyeok · witnessing
• 목격자 mokgyeokja · witness
• 인상착의 insangchagui · description (looks and clothes)
• 경위 gyeongwi · the circumstances, how it happened
• 들통 deultong · (들통이 나다) be found out
• 잡아가다 jabagada · take away, arrest
• 도피 dopi · escape, flight (from the law)
• 납치 napchi · kidnapping
• 도둑맞다 dodungmatda · be robbed, have something stolen
• 도박 dobak · gambling
• 패다 paeda · beat (up)
• 지르다 jireuda · set (fire) (불을 지르다)
• 시체 siche · (dead) body, corpse
• 인명 inmyeong · human life
• 테러 tereo · terrorism, terrorist attack
• 폭탄 poktan · bomb
• 함정 hamjeong · trap
• 데모 demo · demonstration, protest (casual)
• 시위 siwi · demonstration, protest
• 경호 gyeongho · security, bodyguarding
• 요원 yowon · agent
• 동원 dongwon · mobilising, bringing in (people)

sentences

• 경찰은 사고 경위에 관해 조사하고 있다. · The police are investigating how the accident happened.
• 가해자는 해외로 도피하려다가 공항에서 붙잡혔다. · The perpetrator was caught at the airport trying to flee abroad.
• 이번 화재로 다행히 인명 피해는 없었다. · Fortunately, no one was hurt in the fire.
• 많은 시민이 지켜보는 가운데 평화로운 시위가 열렸다. · A peaceful protest took place with many citizens looking on.
• 경호 요원들이 행사장 주변을 지켰다. · Security agents guarded the area around the venue.