거의

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Etymology

Cognate with Korean 거의 (geoui).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoui
Yale Romanization?keuy

Adverb

거의 (geoui)

  1. almost, nearly

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거ᅀᅴ (Yale: kezuy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoui
McCune–Reischauer?kŏŭi
Yale Romanization?keuy

Noun

거의 • (geoui)

  1. (used exclusively with the particles -가 (-ga) and -를 (-reul)) almost, nearly
    손님은 거의가 오셨습니다.
    Sonnim-eun geoui-ga osyeotseumnida.
    The guests have almost all arrived.
    내 동생은 퇴근을 하면 남은 시간의 거의를 공부를 하는 데 쓰더라.
    Nae dongsaeng-eun toegeun-eul hamyeon nameun sigan-ui geouireul gongbu-reul haneun de sseudeora.
    My younger sibling uses almost all their time after work studying.

Adverb

거의 • (geoui)

  1. almost, nearly
    거의 여섯 시야. ― Geoui yeoseot si-ya. ― 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 백 퍼센트를 얻는다는 것은 거의 불가능하다.
    Esei-eseo baek peosenteu-reul eonneundaneun geos-eun geoui bulganeunghada.
    It's practically impossible to get 100% on the essay.

Synonyms

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