TOPIK · Level 331
15 words
Korean word
가득히
Pronunciation
Romanizationkadeuki
Meaning
- adverbfully
Example
컵에 물이 가득히 차 있다.keo be mu ri ka deu ki cha it tta
The cup is full of water.
More examples
창고에 물건이 가득히 쌓여 있다.chang go e mul geo ni ka deu ki ssa yeo it tta
Goods are piled high in the warehouse.
Core concept
A quantity or degree reaches its full measure, whether in a container or an inner state.
Common phrases
창고에 가득히 쌓이다chang go e ka deu ki ssa i da
be piled up to capacity in the warehouse
꽃병에 물이 가득히 차 있다kkot ppyeong e mu ri ka deu ki cha it tta
be full of water in the vase
Similar words
가득kadeuk: Filling a container or space until almost no room remains.
꽉kkwak: Packing a space or container so firmly that no empty gaps remain.
잔뜩chantteuk: Appearing in a very large amount or with strong emotional intensity.
Definition in Korean
컵이나 상자 같은 공간이나 감정처럼 추상적인 대상이 한계까지 채워진 상태를 꾸미는 부사로, 양이나 정도의 충만함을 나타낸다.keo bi na sang ja ka teun kong ga ni na kam jeong cheo reom chu sang jeo gin tae sang i han gye kka ji chae wo jin sang tae reul kku mi neun pu sa ro yang i na cheong do ui chung man ha meul na ta naen da
Word origin
The adverb 가득히 (gadeuki, "fully") is formed from the native Korean base 가득 (gadeu, "full") and an ending that makes it modify a state or action.
Usage tips
- For TOPIK reading, notice that this word modifies the predicate rather than naming the object or feeling that has reached its limit.
Other meanings
- abundantlyadverb
Opposites
- 텅teongemptilyadverb
Related words
- 가득kadeukfullyadverb
- 가득하다kadeukadabe fulladjective