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Korean adverb

도대체

dodaeche

come to the point

Only touching on key points, leaving out unnecessary things.

Standard pronunciation
[도대체]
Level
Intermediate

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도대체 in a sentence

From the dictionary. We added the reading — these are not translated.

  • 도대체 지금 무슨 이야기를 하시는 거예요?

    dodaeche jigeum museun iyagireul hasineun geoyeyo?
  • 다들 자기 말이 맞다니 도대체 누구의 말을 믿어야 하는 거야?

    다들 자기 마리 맏따니 도대체 누구의 마를 미더야 하는 거야?said like thisdadeul jagi mari matdani dodaeche nuguui mareul mideoya haneun geoya?
  • 우리 아이는 도대체 공부를 하지 않아요.

    우리 아이는 도대체 공부를 하지 아나요.said like thisuri aineun dodaeche gongbureul haji anayo.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.