No. 1,228 in Korean
지금도
"Even now."
In a sentence
지금도 그 친구를 잊지 못하겠어요.
Even now, I can't forget that friend.
The word '지금도' emphasizes that the feeling of not forgetting the friend persists even up to the present moment, contrasting it with past emotions.
지금도 비가 내리고 있네요.
It's still raining even now.
Here, '지금도' highlights the continuity of the action of raining into the present, adding emphasis to its ongoing nature.
지금도 그 노래는 제가 좋아하는 곡이에요.
Even now, that song is a favorite of mine.
In this sentence, '지금도' signals that the preference for the song persists unchanged from past to present.
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