🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

갑자기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gapjagi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
abruptly/əˈbrʌptli/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3420 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 갑자기 말을 멈췄다."

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1 sense
As adverb
  1. 1

    Suddenly and unexpectedly, often with an unpleasant or jarring effect.

    "The meeting ended abruptly when the fire alarm went off."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Latin abruptus (broken off, steep), via Italian or French, combined with the suffix -ly.

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