그냥 (geunyang)
GUH-nyangadverbColloquial
A Korean slang term. Browse all Korean slang.
What it means
Just; no particular reason. Declines to explain, politely: asked why you did something, 그냥 is a complete and accepted answer.
Also 'as is, without doing anything about it' — 그냥 둬, 'leave it'.
Examples with translations
—왜 전화했어? —그냥.
'Why did you call?' 'No reason.'
그냥 집에 있을래.
I'd rather just stay in.
Other forms
- Romanised as:
- geunyang