풀타임

§ Understanding 풀타임 (full-time)

Let's learn about the Korean word 풀타임. This is a useful term, especially if you're talking about work or studies. It's a loanword from English, so you might recognize it right away!

DEFINITION

Working the full number of hours considered normal for a job.

Just like in English, 풀타임 (pul-ta-im) refers to working or studying for the standard number of hours in a day or week. It's the opposite of part-time.

§ How to use 풀타임 in a sentence

You can use 풀타임 in a few common ways. It often acts as an adjective or an adverb to describe work or a worker.

§ As an adjective modifying a noun

When you want to describe a job or an employee as "full-time," you simply put 풀타임 before the noun, often followed by the particle '-으로' (eu-ro) if it's describing how someone works, or '-의' (eui) when directly modifying a noun like 'job' or 'student'.

• 풀타임 일 (pul-ta-im il): full-time job
• 풀타임 직원 (pul-ta-im jik-won): full-time employee

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I am working full-time.

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He is a full-time student.

§ As an adverb

You can also use 풀타임 to describe *how* someone does something, acting as an adverb. In this case, it's often followed by the particle '-으로' (eu-ro).

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She studies full-time.

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I will take classes full-time this semester.

§ Combining with verbs

You can also combine 풀타임 with verbs like '하다' (ha-da, to do) to form expressions like '풀타임하다' (to do full-time), though '풀타임으로 일하다/공부하다' is more common.

HINT

I switched to full-time starting this month.