-기로서니
-giroseoni
even granting that; however much
Attaches to verb/adjective stems to strongly emphasize 'no matter how much the preceding statement may be true' — a literary, emphatic form of '-다고 해도'.
Meanings
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A connective ending used when emphasizing this meaning, "however the preceding statement says so."
'앞 문장의 내용이 아무리 그렇다고 해도'라는 뜻을 매우 강조하여 나타내는 연결 어미.
Examples
급하기로서니 신호등도 안 보고 길을 건너면 안 된다.
No matter how much of a hurry you're in, you shouldn't cross the street without looking at the traffic light.
꽃이 아무리 아름답기로서니 어린이들의 미소만 하겠는가?
However beautiful a flower may be, could it possibly compare to a child's smile?
아무리 아이가 어른스럽기로서니 아이에게 아기를 하루 종일 맡길 수는 없다.
No matter how mature a child may seem, you can't leave a baby in their care all day.
내가 그랬단 말이야? 취해서 기억이 안 나. 아무리 취했기로서니 그렇게 아무것도 기억 못할 수가 있냐?
I really did that? I was drunk, I don't remember. However drunk you were, how can you not remember anything at all?
내가 그랬단 말이야? 취해서 기억이 안 나.
I really did that? I was drunk, I don't remember.
아무리 취했기로서니 그렇게 아무것도 기억 못할 수가 있냐?
However drunk you were, how can you not remember anything at all?
Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.
Quick check
1. What does ‘-기로서니’ mean?
2. Which form means “even granting that; however much”?