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adverbUsed before a conditional clause, commonly with -면, -다면, or -었더라면
if; supposing; in the event that; used to introduce a hypothetical condition, typically with a conditional ending such as -면 or -다면.
manyak
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Sino-Korean 만약, traditionally associated with the characters 萬若, meaning roughly “if by any chance.”
Examples
만약 비가 오면 집에 있을게요.
manyak biga omyeon jibe isseulkkeyo
If it rains, I’ll stay home.
그가 만약 거짓말을 했다면 문제가 커질 것이다.
geuga manyak geojinmareul haetdamyeon munjega keojil kkeosida
If he lied, the problem will become bigger.
만약을 대비해서 현금을 조금 가져가세요.
manyageul daebihaeseo hyeongeumeul jogeum gajyeogaseyo
Take some cash with you just in case.
Character Breakdown
만
man
ten thousand; all; very many, in Sino-Korean compounds
약
yak
if; as if, in this Sino-Korean expression
Collocations
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