No. 218 in Korean
거의
"Almost" or "nearly."
In a sentence
나는 거기에 거의 매일 간다.
I go there almost every day.
Here, "거의" (geo-eui) means "almost" and is used to indicate frequency close to every day.
그는 숙제를 거의 하지 않았다.
He almost didn't do his homework.
In this case, "거의" refers to the action of nearly not doing or completing the homework.
거의 모든 학생이 교실에서 있었다.
Almost all the students were in the classroom.
Here, "거의" implies most or almost all among the students in the particular situation.
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