No. 3,604 in Korean
벌써
"Already."
In a sentence
벌써 여름이네요.
It's already summer.
Here, "벌써" is used to indicate that the speaker is surprised at how quickly time has proceeded toward summer.
벌써 다 끝냈어요?
Have you already finished everything?
In this context, "벌써" is used to express the speaker's amazement or disbelief that the task or action has been completed so soon.
그 소식을 벌써 들었어요.
I already heard that news.
In this sentence, "벌써" emphasizes that the speaker knew about the news earlier than what might be expected.
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