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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

정말

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeongmal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Indeed/ɪnˈdiːd/
adverbinterjectionCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그것은 정말 놀라운 소식이었습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    Used to emphasize a statement or response, meaning truly, certainly, or in fact.

    "It was a very difficult time, indeed, but we managed to overcome it."
As interjection
  1. 1

    Used to express surprise, skepticism, or mild irony, or to prompt continuation in conversation.

    "Indeed? I had no idea that she was moving to Paris."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English phrase 'in dæde', combining the preposition 'in' with the noun 'dæd' (deed or action). Originally meaning 'in reality' or 'in fact', the term evolved through the early modern period to function as an emphatic marker for agreement and verification.

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