굳이

guji · [구지]

in the manner of taking trouble · obstinately · persistently

adverbIntermediate

Meanings

  1. in the manner of taking troubleIn the manner of caring about something specially.
  2. obstinately; persistentlyInsistently.

Examples from Lessons (3)

맞아, 굳이 드라마처럼 연기할 필요는 없지.

You're right, there's no need to act like it's a drama.

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Why on earth did you go and tell that person yourself, when it was such a critical fact?

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I don't think you really need to say something so cinematic in person.

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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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