English–Korean
“how desperate” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationojukamyeon
Example
오죽하면 너한테 그런 말까지 했겠어?o ju ka myeon neo han te keu reon mal kka ji haet kke sseo
How desperate must I have been to say something like that to you?
How to say “how desperate” in Korean
“How desperate” in Korean is 오죽하면 (ojukamyeon).
The situation is so extreme that the resulting action seems understandable or almost inevitable.
Example sentences with 오죽하면
오죽하면 모든 항공편이 결항했겠어. 날씨가 정말 나빴나 봐.o ju ka myeon mo deun hang gong pyeo ni kyeol hang haet kke sseo nal ssi ga cheong mal na ppan na pwa
How desperate must the situation have been for all flights to be canceled? The weather must have been really bad.
Tips for using 오죽하면
- In conversation, this word often carries strong emotion, so a natural English rendering may be "things must have been that bad" rather than a plain statement of fact.