No. 5,004 in Korean
기대보다
"기대보다" means "than expected."
In a sentence
그 제품은 기대보다 훨씬 실망스러웠어요.
The product was much more disappointing than expected.
Here, 기대보다 compares the expectation level with the actual outcome, emphasizing a negative discrepancy.
그 영화가 기대보다 더 재미있었어요.
The movie was more entertaining than expected.
In this sentence, 기대보다 illustrates a positive difference between what was anticipated and the reality.
결과는 기대보다 나쁘지 않았네요.
The result wasn't worse than expected.
This use of 기대보다 highlights a comparison where the outcome meets or slightly exceeds the expectation.
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