Korean word

실제로

Pronunciation

Romanizationsiljero

Meaning

  • adverbactually

Example

그것은 실제로 더 쉬웠어요.keu geo seun sil je ro teo swi wo sseo yo

It was actually easier.

Illustration for 실제로 (actually)

More examples

실제로는 상황이 다를 수 있어요.sil je ro neun sang hwang i ta reul ssu i sseo yo

In reality, the situation may be different.

Core concept

Points to the real situation or fact behind appearances and expectations.

Common phrases

  • 실제로는sil je ro neun

    in reality

  • 실제로 보면sil je ro po myeon

    when you actually look at it

  • 실제로 경험해 보면sil je ro kyeong heom hae po myeon

    when you actually experience it

Similar words

사실sasil: A piece of information established as true about an event or situation.
정말cheongmal: Strongly emphasizes a speaker's feeling or judgment.
진짜chinjja: Adds casual emphasis to a statement or feeling as genuinely true.

Definition in Korean

겉으로 보이는 것과 달리 실제 상황이나 사실을 그대로 말할 때 쓰는 부사.keo teu ro po i neun keot kkwa tal li sil je sang hwang i na sa si reul keu dae ro mal hal ttae sseu neun pu sa

Word origin

The adverb 실제로 (siljero, "in reality") comes from a Sino-Korean noun for reality combined with an adverbial particle, giving it the sense of being grounded in real circumstances.

Usage tips

  • This adverb is not limited to corrections, since it also fits calm factual statements and need not signal disagreement.

Other meanings

  • reallyadverb
  • in realityadverb

Opposites

  • 이론적으로ironjeogeurotheoreticallyadverb

Related words

  • 실제siljerealitynoun
  • 실제성siljeseongactualitynoun
  • 실제적으로siljejeogeuroin practiceadverb

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