Korean word

그토록

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeutorok

Meaning

  • adverbso much

Example

그는 그토록 노력했는데 결과가 안 좋았다.keu neun keu to rok no ryeo kaen neun de kyeol gwa ga an cho at tta

He worked so hard, but the result wasn't good.

Illustration for 그토록 (so much)

More examples

그를 그토록 사랑했는데 결국 헤어졌다.keu reul keu to rok sa rang haen neun de kyeol guk he eo jeot tta

I loved him so much, but we eventually broke up.

Core concept

A previously mentioned or expected degree is reached with striking intensity.

Common phrases

  • 그토록 원하다keu to rok won ha da

    want so much

  • 그토록 사랑하다keu to rok sa rang ha da

    love so much

  • 그토록 소중하다keu to rok so jung ha da

    be so precious

Similar words

그렇게keureoke: Points to a known way or level as the manner or degree of an action or state.
아주aju: Shows that a quality or action reaches a very high degree, whether positive or negative.

Definition in Korean

앞서 말한 정도나 기대에 비해 매우 심하거나 강하게 그 상태임을 나타내는 부사.ap sseo mal han cheong do na ki dae e pi hae mae u sim ha geo na kang ha ge keu sang tae i meul na ta nae neun pu sa

Word origin

그토록 (geutorok, "so much") combines a demonstrative element with a degree marker, pointing back to a previously mentioned extent.

Usage tips

  • It often adds emotional weight when a speaker looks back on how intense or extensive something was, especially in sentences expressing surprise or disappointment.

Opposites

Related words

  • 토록torokto that extentadverb

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