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Korean grammar

만 해도

man haedo

As recently as

In English: Just (time expression) ago, up until

When following an expression of time (-전, -까지, 때...), expresses that as recently as some point in the past, something was different or not the case.

  • 10년 전만 해도, 우리 나라가 이렇게 양극화되지는 않았다.

    10년 전만 해도, 우리 나라가 이러케 양그콰되지는 아낟따.said like this10nyeon jeonman haedo, uri naraga ireoke yanggeukwadoejineun anatda.

    Even just 10 years ago, our country was not this polarized.

  • 어제까지만 해도 나는 그 사람이 사건에 관여했을 거라고는 생각도 못했어.

    어제까지만 해도 나는 그 사라미 사거네 과녀해쓸 거라고는 생각또 모태써.said like thiseojekkajiman haedo naneun geu sarami sageone gwanyeohaesseul georagoneun saenggakdo motaesseo.

    Just yesterday, I hadn't even once thought that he could have been involved in this case.

  • 도서관에 들어올 때까지만 해도 공부할 의욕이 차고 넘쳐났는데 교과서 펴고 보니까 집중이 안 되더라고요.

    도서과네 드러올 때까지만 해도 공부할 의요기 차고 넘처난는데 교과서 펴고 보니까 집쭝이 안 되더라고요.said like thisdoseogwane deureool ttaekkajiman haedo gongbuhal uiyogi chago neomcheonanneunde gyogwaseo pyeogo bonikka jipjungi an doedeoragoyo.

    Right up until I entered the library, I was full of motivation to study, but once I opened the textbook, I couldn't focus at all.

  • 그때만 해도 한국어를 잘 못했었어.

    그때만 해도 한구거를 잘 모태써써.said like thisgeuttaeman haedo hangugeoreul jal motaesseosseo.

    I couldn't speak Korean back then. (As recently as that point, I couldn't speak Korean)

  • 누구도 그를 한 달 전까지만 해도 노숙자라고 상상하지 못했을 것이다.

    누구도 그를 한 달 전까지만 해도 노숙짜라고 상상하지 모태쓸 거시다.said like thisnugudo geureul han dal jeonkkajiman haedo nosukjarago sangsanghaji motaesseul geosida.

    No one would have been able to imagine that he had been homeless as recently as a month ago.

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Grammar data from kimchi-grammar by Alaanor, used under CC BY 4.0. We added the romanization and the pronunciation of each example.