🌟 기껏

  Adverb  

1. 힘이나 정도가 미치는 데까지 최대한.

1. TO THE UTMOST; AS MUCH AS ONE CAN: To the best of one's ability or capacity.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 기껏 꾸미다.
    Decorate at best.
  • 기껏 노력하다.
    Try your best.
  • 기껏 만들다.
    Make as much as you can.
  • 기껏 말하다.
    Speak to the best of one's ability.
  • 기껏 이야기하다.
    Talk to the best of one's ability.
  • 기껏 차려입고 나갔는데 소나기가 쏟아져 온몸이 다 젖어 버렸다.
    I went out dressed up as much as i could, but the shower poured down and my whole body was wet.
  • 기껏 날을 새며 일을 했는데 처음부터 다시 하라는 지시를 받았다.
    I worked all day long at best, but i was told to do it again from the beginning.
  • 음식이 왜 이렇게 맛이 없어?
    Why is the food so bad?
    요리해 달라고 해서 기껏 해 줬더니 맛이 없다고 하면 어떡해?
    What if i ask you to cook it and you say it's not delicious?

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 기껏 (기ː껃)

📚 Annotation: 주로 결과가 기대에 어긋나거나 보람이 적을 때에 쓴다.


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