대체

come to the point

Only touching on key points, leaving out unnecessary things.

Standard pronunciation

[대체]

Level

Intermediate

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대체 in a sentence

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• 우리는 대체 왜 이런 난리를 치르고 있는 것일까?

  우리는 대체 왜 이런 날리를 치르고 인는 거실까?said like thisurineun daeche wae ireon nallireul chireugo inneun geosilkka?

• 사람들은 행복하다고 떠들지만, 대체 행복이란 무엇을 말함인가?

  사람드른 행보카다고 떠들지만, 대체 행보기란 무어슬 말하민가?said like thissaramdeureun haengbokadago tteodeuljiman, daeche haengbogiran mueoseul malhaminga?

Nearby adverbs

• 대부분 mostly; largely
• 대체로 roughly
• 대략 roughly; approximately
• 대충 roughly; cursorily
• 대단히 very much; greatly
• 대충대충 loosely