When something happens rapidly or very quickly, you can use the word 급격히 (geup-gyeok-hi). Imagine a change happening at a fast rate, like the temperature suddenly dropping. You would use 급격히 to describe that sudden, quick change. It's often used when talking about things that increase or decrease quickly, or when something changes in a noticeable and fast way. Think of it as meaning 'swiftly' or 'drastically' when things are moving fast.
When we want to express that something is happening very fast or changing quickly, we can use the adverb 급격히. Think of it like a sudden, noticeable increase or decrease in speed or intensity. For example, if a price goes up very fast, you could say it increased 급격히. It’s similar to saying "dramatically" or "sharply" in English when referring to speed or change.
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물가가 급격히 올랐어요.
Prices rose rapidly.
그의 병세가 급격히 나빠졌습니다.
His illness worsened quickly.
날씨가 급격히 추워졌어요.
The weather became cold rapidly.
회사의 매출이 급격히 증가했어요.
The company's sales increased rapidly.
그는 급격히 몸무게가 줄었어요.
He lost weight very quickly.
경제가 급격히 성장하고 있습니다.
The economy is growing rapidly.
사람들이 급격히 모여들기 시작했어요.
People started gathering quickly.
기온이 급격히 떨어졌습니다.
The temperature dropped rapidly.
Expressions idiomatiques
"눈 깜짝할 사이에"
In the blink of an eye
눈 깜짝할 사이에 사라졌어요. (It disappeared in the blink of an eye.)
neutral"눈 깜짝할 새"
In a flash
눈 깜짝할 새에 시간이 흘렀다. (Time flew by in a flash.)
neutral"눈 깜짝할 동안"
For a fleeting moment
눈 깜짝할 동안에 모든 것이 바뀌었다. (Everything changed in a fleeting moment.)
neutral"순식간에"
Instantly; in an instant
그는 순식간에 문제를 해결했다. (He solved the problem instantly.)
neutral"눈 깜짝할 사이도 없이"
Without even a blink; incredibly fast
눈 깜짝할 사이도 없이 모든 일이 벌어졌어요. (Everything happened incredibly fast.)
neutral"번개처럼"
Like lightning; very quickly
그는 번개처럼 달렸다. (He ran like lightning.)
neutral"쏜살같이"
Like an arrow; swiftly
시간이 쏜살같이 지나갔다. (Time passed swiftly.)
neutral"눈 깜짝할 사이도 없이 지나가다"
To pass in the blink of an eye (time)
휴가가 눈 깜짝할 사이도 없이 지나갔어요. (The vacation passed in the blink of an eye.)
neutral"눈 깜짝할 사이도 없이 끝나다"
To end in the blink of an eye
공연이 눈 깜짝할 사이도 없이 끝났어요. (The performance ended in the blink of an eye.)
neutral"날개 돋친 듯이"
Like it grew wings (to sell out quickly)
새로운 휴대폰이 날개 돋친 듯이 팔렸다. (The new phone sold out like it grew wings.)
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10 questionsYou use 급격히 just like you would use 'rapidly' or 'very quickly' in English. It's an adverb, so it describes how an action is performed. For example, if something is changing fast, you can say it's changing 급격히.
While 급격히 implies speed, it's usually used for changes, increases, or decreases in things that aren't people. For a person moving fast, you'd likely use words like '빨리' (quickly) or '재빨리' (swiftly).
급격히 is a neutral term, neither overly formal nor informal. You'll hear it in news reports, business discussions, and everyday conversations when emphasizing a rapid change.
급격히 specifically means 'rapidly' or 'drastically,' often implying a significant and sudden change. 빨리 simply means 'quickly.' So, while something happening 급격히 is also happening 빨리, not everything happening 빨리 is necessarily 급격히.
Yes, some similar words include '빠르게' (quickly), '급속히' (rapidly, swiftly), and '순식간에' (in an instant). The best choice depends on the specific nuance you want to convey.
급격히 can be used with many verbs that describe changes, increases, or decreases. Think about verbs like '증가하다' (to increase), '감소하다' (to decrease), '변하다' (to change), or '성장하다' (to grow). However, it wouldn't make sense with verbs like '먹다' (to eat) or '자다' (to sleep).
You often hear 급격히 with words related to change, like '급격히 증가하다' (to increase rapidly), '급격히 감소하다' (to decrease rapidly), or '급격히 변하다' (to change rapidly).
급격히 is neutral in connotation. A rapid increase in sales could be positive, while a rapid decrease in health could be negative. The context determines the implication.
It's pronounced 'geup-gyeok-hee'. Pay attention to the 'gyeok' part – the 'eo' sound is similar to the 'uh' in 'but', and the 'k' sound is a strong, unvoiced 'k'.
Absolutely! 급격히 is a standard adverb and is perfectly suitable for both spoken and written Korean, including formal documents and news articles.
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This sentence means 'I drink water.' '나는' is 'I', '물을' is 'water (object)', and '마셔요' is 'drink'.
This sentence means 'This is an apple.' '이것은' is 'this', and '사과입니다' is 'is an apple'.
This sentence means 'I am a student.' '저는' is 'I', and '학생입니다' is 'am a student'.
The weather changed very quickly.
Prices went up quickly.
My mood changed quickly for the worse.
Read this aloud:
급격히 더워지고 있어요.
Focus: 급격히 (geup-gyeok-hi)
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그의 성적이 급격히 향상되었습니다.
Focus: 급격히 향상 (geup-gyeok-hi hyang-sang)
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회사가 급격히 성장하고 있습니다.
Focus: 급격히 성장 (geup-gyeok-hi seong-jang)
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교통 체증이 ___ 늘어서 회의에 늦었어요. (The traffic jam increased ___ so I was late for the meeting.)
'급격히' means rapidly, which fits the context of a traffic jam increasing quickly.
온도가 ___ 떨어져서 감기에 걸렸어요. (The temperature dropped ___ so I caught a cold.)
'급격히' indicates a rapid change, which is appropriate for a sudden drop in temperature leading to a cold.
그 회사의 주가는 지난주에 ___ 상승했습니다. (The company's stock price rose ___ last week.)
'급격히' is used to describe a quick and significant increase, fitting for stock prices.
새로운 기술 덕분에 생산량이 ___ 증가했어요. (Thanks to the new technology, productivity increased ___.)
When something increases significantly due to a new factor, '급격히' is the correct word.
인구가 ___ 줄어들고 있어서 걱정이에요. (The population is decreasing ___ so I'm worried.)
A rapid decrease in population is a cause for concern, making '급격히' the right choice.
환자의 상태가 밤새 ___ 나빠졌습니다. (The patient's condition worsened ___ overnight.)
'급격히' describes a sudden and significant deterioration in a patient's condition.
Choose the sentence where '급격히' is used correctly to describe a rapid change.
'급격히' is best suited for describing significant and often noticeable changes, like in weather or economic conditions, rather than everyday actions.
Which of these situations best fits the use of '급격히'?
'급격히' implies a swift and substantial change or increase, which is well represented by a large increase in sales.
Select the sentence that uses '급격히' to express a quick and significant development.
'급격히' is often used to describe progress or development that happens quickly and with a noticeable impact, like technological advancement.
'급격히' can be used to describe someone running very fast.
While '급격히' implies speed, it generally refers to the speed of a change or transition, not the speed of an action like running. For running fast, you might use words like '빨리' or '빠르게'.
If a country's population declines '급격히', it means the decline was slow and gradual.
'급격히' specifically means 'rapidly' or 'very quickly', so a '급격히' decline would be fast and significant, not slow and gradual.
You can use '급격히' to describe a sudden rise in temperature.
'급격히' is perfectly suited for describing sudden and noticeable changes in conditions, such as a rapid increase or decrease in temperature.
지난 밤 기온이 ( ) 떨어져서 모두가 감기에 걸렸어요.
문맥상 '기온이 떨어지는' 상황에서 '아주 빠르게' 떨어진다는 의미가 자연스럽습니다.
그 회사의 주가는 새로운 기술 개발 소식에 ( ) 상승했습니다.
'새로운 기술 개발 소식'이라는 요인으로 인해 주가가 '아주 빠르게' 올랐다는 의미가 적절합니다.
예상치 못한 사고로 인해 프로젝트 진행 상황이 ( ) 바뀌었습니다.
'예상치 못한 사고'는 프로젝트 진행 상황에 '아주 빠르고 갑작스러운' 변화를 가져왔음을 의미합니다.
코로나19 팬데믹 이후 온라인 쇼핑몰 이용자 수가 ( ) 늘어났어요.
팬데믹이라는 큰 변화 속에서 온라인 쇼핑몰 이용자 수가 '매우 빠르게' 증가했음을 나타냅니다.
그는 건강이 ( ) 나빠져서 병원에 입원해야 했습니다.
'병원에 입원해야 했다'는 결과는 건강이 '아주 빠르게' 악화되었음을 보여줍니다.
이번 경기에서 우리 팀은 후반전에 ( ) 공격하며 승리했어요.
경기에서 '승리했다'는 결과는 후반전에 '아주 빠르게' 공격적으로 전환했다는 것을 암시합니다.
다음 중 '급격히'와 가장 유사한 의미를 가진 단어는 무엇입니까?
'급격히'는 '매우 빠르게'라는 뜻을 가지고 있으므로 '빨리'가 가장 유사한 단어입니다.
경제가 급격히 성장하여 많은 새로운 일자리가 창출되었습니다. 이 문장에서 '급격히'는 무엇을 묘사합니까?
'급격히'는 경제가 매우 빠르게 성장했다는 속도적인 측면을 강조합니다.
그의 건강이 급격히 나빠져서 병원에 입원해야 했습니다. 다음 중 이 문맥에서 '급격히'의 반대 의미로 사용될 수 있는 표현은 무엇입니까?
'급격히'는 '갑자기, 빠르게'라는 의미이므로, 그 반대 의미로는 '서서히, 점진적으로'를 뜻하는 '점차적으로'가 적절합니다.
기온이 급격히 떨어지면 두꺼운 옷을 입어야 합니다.
'급격히 떨어지다'는 온도가 매우 빠르게 내려간다는 의미이므로, 추워져서 두꺼운 옷을 입어야 하는 상황과 일치합니다.
프로젝트 마감일이 급격히 연장되어 모두가 여유를 가질 수 있었습니다.
마감일이 '급격히 연장되었다'는 것은 매우 빠르게, 갑자기 늘어났다는 의미인데, 이는 보통 좋은 소식이라 여유를 가질 수 있었던 상황과 연결될 수 있습니다. 하지만 '급격히'라는 단어의 직접적인 의미가 '여유를 가질 수 있었다'는 결과와 항상 일치하는 것은 아니며, 문맥상 '급격히'보다는 '상당히'나 '많이'와 같은 부사가 더 자연스러울 수 있습니다. 그러나 '급격히' 자체가 이 문맥에서 완전히 틀렸다고 보기는 어렵습니다. 다시 판단해 보면, 마감일이 '급격히' 연장된 것이므로 '갑자기' 연장되어 여유가 생긴 것은 말이 됩니다. 따라서 이 문장은 참입니다.
인구가 급격히 감소하면 사회에 긍정적인 영향을 미칩니다.
인구가 '급격히 감소'하는 것은 대개 사회에 부정적인 영향을 미치며, 긍정적인 영향을 미친다고 단정하기는 어렵습니다.
The correct order is '인구가 급격히 증가하고 있다.' meaning 'The population is increasing rapidly.'
The correct order is '사회는 급격히 변화하고 있다.' meaning 'Society is changing rapidly.'
The correct order is '매출이 급격히 감소했다.' meaning 'Sales decreased rapidly.'
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