Korean adverb

막상

막쌍said like thismaksang

in reality

Unlike what one presumed previously, as one actually encounters something.

Standard pronunciation: [막쌍]
Level: Intermediate

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막상 in a sentence

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막상 직접 가서 보니까 삼촌의 생활이 그리 풍족하지는 않았다.
막쌍 직쩝 가서 보니까 삼초니 생화리 그리 풍조카지는 아낟따.said like thismaksang jikjeop gaseo bonikka samchonui saenghwari geuri pungjokajineun anatda.
막상 시간이 흐르고 보니 친구와 싸운 것은 아주 사소한 문제였음을 알았다.
막쌍 시가니 흐르고 보니 친구와 싸운 거슨 아주 사소한 문제여쓰믈 아랃따.said like thismaksang sigani heureugo boni chinguwa ssaun geoseun aju sasohan munjeyeosseumeul aratda.

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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.