Korean word

그대로

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeudaero

Meaning

  • adverbas it is

Example

그대로 두세요.keu dae ro tu se yo

Leave it as it is.

Illustration for 그대로 (as it is)

More examples

그대로 남겨두면 문제가 더 커질 수 있어요.keu dae ro nam gyeo du myeon mun je ga teo keo jil ssu i sseo yo

If you leave it as it is, the problem could get worse.

Core concept

Something remains in the same condition instead of being changed or adjusted.

Common phrases

  • 그대로 남겨두다keu dae ro nam gyeo du da

    leave unchanged

  • 그대로 두다keu dae ro tu da

    leave as it is

  • 그대로 유지되다keu dae ro yu ji doe da

    remain unchanged

Similar words

그냥keunyang: An action happens simply without a special reason or purpose.
여전히yeojeonhi: A past condition continues unchanged into the present.
원래대로wollaedaero: Something remains in its original condition or arrangement.

Definition in Korean

변화 없이 바로 그 상태로 있거나 그렇게 하라는 뜻을 가진 부사.pyeon hwa eop ssi pa ro keu sang tae ro it kkeo na keu reo ke ha ra neun tteu seul ka jin pu sa

Word origin

그 (geu, "that") and 대로 (daero, "in the way or state") combine to mean following that state without altering it.

Usage tips

  • The word is useful when instructions say to leave an object, arrangement, or situation alone rather than fix or change it.

Other meanings

  • unchangedadverb

Opposites

  • 다르게tareugedifferentlyadverb
  • 달리talliotherwiseadverb

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