거의

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 거의 (geoui).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽kəɰi⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [kəɰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [거의]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoui
Yale Romanization?	keuy

Adverb

거의 (geoui)

1. almost, nearly

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거ᅀᅴ (Yale: kezuy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹ɰi] ~ [kʌ̹i]
• Phonetic hangul: [거의/거이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geoui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geoui
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏŭi
Yale Romanization?	keuy

Noun

거의 • (geoui)

1. (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)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• 거진 (geojin) (dialect)