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geureokjeoreok[그럭쩌럭]Intermediate · TOPIK II

somehow; passably

Adverb

  1. 1

    somehow; passably

    Not satisfactorily, but to some degree; without particular problems.

    Korean definition: 충분하지는 않지만 어느 정도로, 특별하게 문제없이.

    • With this much rice, our family of four can probably get by for about a month.

    • He isn't rich, but he earns money doing various jobs and gets along fairly well.

  2. 2

    before one realizes it

    While one has not been aware of it.

    Korean definition: 생각하지 않고 지내던 사이에 어느덧.

    • The unusually cold winter somehow passed, and before we knew it, warm spring had arrived.

    • While he was back in his hometown, time slipped by and before he knew it a year had passed.