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깨나

kkaena

quite a bit of; considerably

A postpositional particle attached to nouns to mean 'more than average', often with a slightly disapproving or ironic tone about the degree of something — 'quite a lot of X'.

Meanings

  1. 1

    A postpositional particle used to convey the meaning of "above average."

    '보통 이상'의 뜻을 나타내는 조사.

Examples

  • 이렇게 더운 날씨에 운동을 했으니 민준이도 땀깨나 흘렸겠다.

    Exercising in weather this hot, Minjun must have sweated quite a bit.

  • 수학깨나 한다고 자부했던 승규에게도 이번 수학 시험은 너무 어려웠다.

    Even for Seunggyu, who prided himself on being pretty good at math, this math exam was too hard.

  • 허름해 보이는 가게지만 냉면으로 이름깨나 날리는 곳이라 항상 손님이 많다.

    It looks like a shabby place, but it's fairly well known for its naengmyeon, so it always has lots of customers.

  • 이번에 승규가 집 인테리어를 전부 바꿨더라. 정말? 돈깨나 들었겠다.

    Seunggyu completely redid his home's interior this time. Really? That must have cost quite a bit.

  • 이번에 승규가 집 인테리어를 전부 바꿨더라.

    Seunggyu completely redid his home's interior this time.

  • 정말? 돈깨나 들었겠다.

    Really? That must have cost quite a bit.

Examples: 한국어기초사전, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

Quick check

  1. 1. What does ‘깨나’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “quite a bit of; considerably”?