Nuance Dictionary / Top N Listicles
그 마음 어쩌냐 geu ma-eum eo-jjeo-nya
How must your heart feel right now? / I feel for your heavy chest
What does 그 마음 어쩌냐 mean?
그 마음 어쩌냐 (geu ma-eum eo-jjeo-nya) means: How must your heart feel right now? / I feel for your heavy chest.
Directly addresses the inner chest/heart ('마음'). It is an expression of profound tenderness that treats the other person's grief as a physical weight you wish you could share.
🔊 From the story above
위로 — Wi-ro
세상에 — Se-sang-e
어떡해 — Eot-teok-hae
어떻게 — eot-teo-ke, "how"
진짜 속상하겠다 — Jin-jja Sok-sang-ha-get-da
속상하다 — sok-sang-ha-da, "to feel hurt / upset deep inside"
그 마음 어쩌냐 — Geu Ma-eum Eo-jjeo-nya
마음 — ma-eum
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How it's actually used
- 반려견을 떠나보내다니, 그 마음 어쩌냐.
Ballyogyeoneul tteonabonaedani, geu maeum eojjeonya.
To send off your beloved pet like that, how must your heart feel right now.
💡 Expresses deep sorrow and solidarity for someone's grief. - 믿었던 사람한테 배신당했으니 그 마음 어쩌냐.
Mideotdeon saramhante baesindanghaesseuni geu maeum eojjeonya.
Having been betrayed by someone you trusted, I feel for your heavy chest.
💡 Used to console someone dealing with deep betrayal. - 합격할 줄 알았는데 떨어졌으니 그 마음 어쩌냐 정말.
Hapgyeokhal jul arassneunde tteoreojyeosseuni geu maeum eojjeonya jeongmal.
You thought you'd pass but you didn't—I can only imagine how shattered your heart is.
💡 Offers profound emotional comfort after a harsh rejection.
Related words in Top N Listicles
일단 내 말 들어 il-dan nae mal deureo그리다 geu-ri-da진짜? jin-jja?어머 eo-meo그랬구나 geu-raet-gu-na