Korean word

마치

Pronunciation

Romanizationmachi

Meaning

  • adverbjust like

Example

이건 마치 꿈 같다.i geon ma chi kkum kat tta

This is just like a dream.

Illustration for 마치 (just like)

More examples

그는 마치 아무 일도 없던 것처럼 웃었다.keu neun ma chi a mu il do eop tteon keot cheo reom u seot tta

He smiled as if nothing had happened.

Core concept

Frames a scene through a strong comparison, making one thing seem to take on the character of another.

Common phrases

  • 마치 아무 일도 없던 것처럼ma chi a mu il do eop tteon keot cheo reom

    as if nothing had happened

Similar words

흡사heupssa: Signals that something is so similar to something else that it seems almost the same.

Definition in Korean

마치 ~인 것처럼의 형태로 쓰이며 어떤 대상이나 상황을 다른 것에 빗대어 표현할 때 쓰는 부사이다.ma chi ~ in keot cheo reo mui hyeong tae ro sseu i myeo eo tteon tae sang i na sang hwang eul ta reun keo se pit ttae eo pyo hyeon hal ttae sseu neun pu sa i da

Word origin

The word is native Korean, and its precise historical formation is not securely established.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can use this word as a clue that the following description may be figurative, especially when a scene sounds surprising or dreamlike.

Opposites

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