Korean word

깜깜하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkkamkkamhada

Meaning

  • adjectivecompletely dark

Example

창문 밖은 깜깜하다.chang mun pa kkeun kkam kkam ha da

It is completely dark outside the window.

Illustration for 깜깜하다 (completely dark)

More examples

밤에 가로등이 꺼지면 골목이 깜깜하다.pa me ka ro deung i kkeo ji myeon kol mo gi kkam kkam ha da

When the streetlights go out at night, the alley is completely dark.

Core concept

Darkness so complete that almost nothing is visually distinguishable.

Common phrases

  • 깜깜한 밤하늘kkam kkam han pam ha neul

    completely dark night sky

  • 깜깜한 복도kkam kkam han pok tto

    completely dark hallway

  • 깜깜한 골목길kkam kkam han kol mok kkil

    completely dark alley

Similar words

어둡다eoduptta: Not bright because there is too little light to see clearly.
어둑어둑하다eodugeodukada: Growing darker little by little while things remain faintly visible.
컴컴하다keomkeomhada: Dim and shadowy enough to make the surroundings hard to see clearly.
캄캄하다kamkamhada: Plunged into pitch darkness, with virtually nothing visible.

Definition in Korean

빛이 거의 없어서 사물의 윤곽이나 색깔을 전혀 구별할 수 없을 정도로 매우 어두운 상태를 가리키는 형용사.pi chi keo ui eop sseo seo sa mu rui yun gwa gi na saek kka reul cheon hyeo ku byeol hal ssu eop sseul jjeong do ro mae u eo du un sang tae reul ka ri ki neun hyeong yong sa

Word origin

The adjective is formed from 깜깜 (kkamkkam, "deep darkness") and 하다 (hada, "to form an adjective"), with the repeated form emphasizing the depth of the darkness.

Usage tips

  • Learners can reserve this word for situations where visibility is nearly gone instead of using it for any merely dim setting.

Opposites

Related words

  • 깜깜함kkamkkamhamcomplete darknessnoun
  • 깜깜하게kkamkkamhagein complete darknessadverb
  • 깜깜해지다kkamkkamhaejidabecome completely darkverb

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