When to use incident in Korean

Korean: 사건[ sa-geon ]

incident
incident

When to use it

An incident is something that happens, usually something unusual, important, or a little serious. In Korean, 사건 can mean an accident, a problem, or a case that people talk about. You can use it for things at school, on the street, in a store, or in the news.

Example sentences

  1. 집에서 작은 사건이 있었어요.

    There was a small incident at home.

  2. 학교에서 사건이 생겼어요.

    An incident happened at school.

  3. 길에서 큰 사건을 봤어요.

    I saw a big incident on the street.

  4. 경찰이 그 사건을 조사해요.

    The police are investigating that incident.

  5. 가게에 사건이 있어서 문을 닫았어요.

    There was an incident at the store, so it closed.

  6. 여행 중에 이상한 사건이 있었어요.

    A strange incident happened during the trip.