What does 진짜 mean?
진짜 means "Really; very" in Korean.
How it works here
‘진짜’ strongly emphasizes the meaning of the following words. Here, together with the sentence-final ‘-다’, it gives an assertive feeling to the statement that he was young.
When it's used
Used to strongly emphasize that something is true or to express surprise or admiration. It is common in conversation when making speech more vivid and emphatic.
The line
도겸이 형 진짜 어렸다.
Dogyum hyung was really young.
This is said when hearing someone’s age or condition and feeling that they are younger than expected.
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More examples
이 카페는 진짜 분위기가 좋다.
This café has a really nice atmosphere.
오늘 진짜 피곤해서 일찍 잘 거예요.
I’m really tired today, so I’m going to bed early.
Quick check
What does this mean here?
진짜
도겸이 형 진짜 어렸다.
Dogyum hyung was really young.
- It means making someone reveal their feelings openly instead of hiding them.
- It means making someone move an object to another place.
- It is used to emphasize what is being said and means ‘really’.
- It means making someone constantly doubt other people’s words because they cannot believe them as they are.
Show the answer
It is used to emphasize what is being said and means ‘really’.
This is a very common emphatic expression in colloquial speech. It strongly highlights the truth of what follows and can naturally appear at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. Compared with similar expressions such as ‘정말’ (really) and ‘참’ (quite/really), it sounds more conversational and emotional.
Other words in this line
- 형
- Older brother, used by a male speaker for an older male
- 어리다
- To be young
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