급기야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 及其也, from 及 (“reach”) + 其 (“that”) + 也 (“to be”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geupgiya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geubgiya
McCune–Reischauer?kŭpkiya
Yale Romanization?kupkiya

Adverb

급기야 • (geupgiya) (hanja 及其也)

  1. finally; at last; in the end
    급기야 그는 실패하고 말았다
    geupgiya- geuneun silpaehago maratda
    In the end, he failed.
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