도무지

Meanings

(not) at all; by any possibilityNo matter how one may try.
utterly; entirelyNeedless to say, completely.

Examples from Lessons (3)

예쁜 쓰레기 같은 느낌 이 들어서 도무지 주문할 용기 가 안 나네.
It feels like something that's just 'pretty trash,' so I just can't bring myself to order it.
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이 논문 은 읽어도 읽어도 무슨 말 인지 도무지 이해하기가 어렵네요.
No matter how many times I read this paper, I just can't seem to understand what it's saying.
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한국 의 온라인 커뮤니티나 SNS를 하다 보면 도무지 알 수 없는 줄임말이 정말 많지.
When using Korean online communities or social media, there are truly so many abbreviations that are impossible to understand.
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Grammar in These Examples

-(으)ㄹ 것Level 3Future tense noun modifier 이/가Level 1Subject marker -(으)ㄹ 수 있다/없다Level 2Can/cannot -기Level 2Nominalizer