Korean adverb

괜히

gwaenhi

vainly; in vain; to no avail

Without substance or particular reason.

Standard pronunciation: [괜히]
Level: Intermediate

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괜히 in a sentence

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친구는 술에 취하면 괜히 심술을 부린다.
친구는 수레 취하면 괜히 심수를 부린다.said like thischinguneun sure chwihamyeon gwaenhi simsureul burinda.
이럴 줄 알았으면 안 오는 건데 괜히 왔어요.
이럴 줄 아라쓰면 안 오는 건데 괜히 와써요.said like thisireol jul arasseumyeon an oneun geonde gwaenhi wasseoyo.
겁을 주려고 괜히 하는 말이 아니니 내 말을 명심하게.
거블 주려고 괜히 하는 마리 아니니 내 마를 명심하게.said like thisgeobeul juryeogo gwaenhi haneun mari anini nae mareul myeongsimhage.

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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.