The placement of a word can depend on its part of speech and its position near a noun.

COMPOUND NOUNS

Compound nouns go before the noun, always connected to the base noun. For example:

電 + 體 + 車 = 電體車 /뒌섯카/

electricity + style + car = electric car (lit: electric style car)

ADJECTIVES

Adjectives go after the noun, and are usually separate from the noun, and often have hangul in between the characters or at the end. For example:

水 + 寒슽 = 水 寒슽 /솨 동슽/

water + cold = cold water

Adjectives can also attach to each other, using the 읮 connector (where ㅇ is replaced by the ending batchim in the adjective). For example:

水 + 寒슽 + 읮 + 冰는 = 水 寒스틪冰는 /솨 동스틪븍는/

(ice + cold) + water = ice cold water