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Jeju
Etymology
Cognate with Korean 거의 (geoui).
Pronunciation
Adverb
거의 (geoui)
- almost, nearly
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거ᅀᅴ (Yale: kezuy).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | geoui |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geoui |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏŭi |
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| Yale Romanization? | keuy |
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Adverb
거의 • (geoui)
- almost, nearly
거의 여섯시야.- geoui yeoseotsiya.
- It's almost six o'clock.
그녀는 지갑에 돈이 거의 남지 않았다.- geunyeo-neun jigab-e don-i geoui namji anatda.
- She had little money left in her purse.
에세이에서 백퍼센트(100%)를 얻는다는 것은 거의 불가능하다.- eseieseo baekpeosenteu(100%)reul eonneundaneun geoseun geoui bulganeunghada.
- It's practically impossible to get 100% on the essay.
Usage notes
When the topic marking particle "-은"(eun) is attached to the original subject, this adverb is mostly used with the subjective particle "-가/이" as if it were a noun. For example:
나무들이 거의 꽃으로 뒤덮여 있다.- namudeur-i geoui kkoch-euro dwideopyeo itda.
- Trees are almost covered with blossoms.
나무들은 거의가 꽃으로 뒤덮여 있다.- namu-deur-eun geouiga kkoch-euro dwideopyeo itda.
- The trees are almost covered with blossoms.
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