Jeju
Etymology
Cognate with Korean 거의 (geoui).
Pronunciation
- (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kəɰi⫽
- (Jeju City) IPA(key): [kəɰi]
- Phonetic hangul: [거의]
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| Revised Romanization? | geoui |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geoui |
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| Yale Romanization? | keuy |
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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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Noun
거의 • (geoui)
- (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)
- 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.
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