돈
don
money
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Syllable → jamo breakdown (RR romanization)
돈
ㄷdinitial+ㅗomedial+ㄴnfinal
Examples
- 돈이 없어요.I don't have money.
- 돈을 많이 벌고 싶어요.I want to earn a lot of money.
Collocations
돈이 많다돈을 벌다돈을 쓰다
Mnemonic
don is the native word for "money". To have a lot is don-i manta; to earn is don-eul beolda; to spend is don-eul sseuda. Notice money is the subject (-i) of "to have" but the object (-eul) of "earn / spend".
Quick check
In don-eul beolda (to earn money), which role does money take?