거의

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 거의 (geoui).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəɰi/

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
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kʌ̹ɰi] ~ [kʌ̹i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [거의/거이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geoui
McCune–Reischauer?kŏŭi
Yale Romanization?keuy

Adverb

거의 • (geoui)

  1. 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:

  1. 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.

Synonyms
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