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더 vs 가장/제일
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더 means more / -er: 더 빨리, 더 좋아요.
가장 / 제일 mark the extreme: 가장 커요, 제일 맛있어요.
Use 보다 with comparatives: A가 B보다 더 커요.
Mistake: 제일 더 좋아요 stacking both without need.
Level: beginner. Read both sides of the contrast, say the examples out loud, then write one correct and one incorrect sentence and fix it.
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Examples
조금 더 크게 말해 주세요.
Please speak a bit louder.
이 중에서 제일 싸요.
This is the cheapest among these.
Common mistakes
- Translating the English pair word-for-word without checking which Korean form carries the real distinction.
- Treating the two forms as free synonyms after memorizing only one example.
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