결국

gyeolguk · [결국]

eventually · finally · in the end · conclusion

adverbnounIntermediate

Meanings

결국 · adverb · Intermediate

  1. eventually; finallyAs the result of something.
  2. in the endWhen considering all circumstances.

결국 · noun · Intermediate

  1. conclusion; end; finaleThe stage where an incident or situation is completed.

Written Forms

결국Hangul
結局Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

Still, I really hope the protagonist gets their revenge in the end.

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After much deliberation, I finally picked out a few items that I liked.

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나는 주인공들이 결국 행복하게 만났으면 좋겠다.

I really wish the main characters had ended up happily together.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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