What does 이렇게 mean?
이렇게 means "To this extent; this much." in Korean.
How it works here
이렇게 points to the unusually great degree of the situation.
When it's used
Used to express surprise or complaint that the degree of an action or result is much greater than expected.
The line
야, 이렇게까지 한다고?
Hey, are you really going this far?
The speaker is surprised that the extent of an action or result is so large.
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More examples
비가 이렇게까지 많이 오면 밖에 못 나가.
If it rains this heavily, we can’t go outside.
일이 이렇게까지 복잡해질 줄은 몰랐어요.
I didn’t expect things to become this complicated.
Quick check
What does this mean here?
이렇게
야, 이렇게까지 한다고?
Hey, are you really going this far?
- Very little
- In exactly the same way
- A word showing that the degree is very severe or excessive
- Someday
Show the answer
A word showing that the degree is very severe or excessive
The adverbial form of 이렇다 (to be like this). It points directly to the situation at hand and often means “to this extent.”
Other words in this line
- 하다
- To do
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