Korean learner dictionary
그제야 meaning and pronunciation
geujeya · only after; at last
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 37145Part of speech: 부사Pronunciation: 그제야Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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앞에서 이미 이야기한 바로 그때에야 비로소.
English: only after; at last — Only then, not until the time mentioned in the preceding statement.
Examples
- 그제야 끝나다.
- 그제야 시작하다.
- 그제야 마치다.
- 그제야 해결되다.
- 그제야 잠이 들다.
- 초인종을 한참 누르니 그제야 누군가가 나온다.
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