간데없이

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 간 (gan, “which has gone”, past adnominal form of 가다 (gada, “to go”)) +‎ 데 (de, “place”) +‎ 없이 (eopsi, “without”): "without place where it went".

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠nde̞ʌ̹pɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [간데업씨]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gandeeopsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gandeeobs'i
McCune–Reischauer?kandeŏpsi
Yale Romanization?kantey.eps.i

Adverb

간데없이 • (gandeeopsi)

  1. (of something that disappears or fades) without a trace
    Coordinate term: 난데없이 (nandeeopsi)
    간데없이 사라지다 ― gandeeopsi sarajida ― to disappear without a trace
    어제의 행복은 간데없이 침울해 있었다.
    Eoje-ui haengbog-eun gandeeopsi chimul-hae isseotda.
    He was morose, with no trace of yesterday's happiness.
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