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진짜 속상하겠다 jin-jja sok-sang-ha-get-da

You must be so genuinely hurt / That must sting deeply

What does 진짜 속상하겠다 mean?

진짜 속상하겠다 (jin-jja sok-sang-ha-get-da) means: You must be so genuinely hurt / That must sting deeply.

Names the exact emotional texture of the pain ('속상하다') rather than minimizing it. It validates the speaker's emotional injury without demanding they look on the bright side.

🔊 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

  • 열심히 준비한 프로젝트가 무산되다니, 진짜 속상하겠다.
    Yeolsimhi junbihan peurojekteuga musandeadani, jinjja soksanghagetta.
    For the project you worked so hard on to fall through, you must feel so genuinely hurt.
    💡 Validates someone's professional disappointment.
  • 아끼던 컵이 깨졌다고? 진짜 속상하겠다.
    Akkideon keopi kkaejyeotdago? Jinjja soksanghagetta.
    Your favorite mug broke? That must sting deeply.
    💡 Shows empathy for a minor sentimental loss.
  • 친구한테 그런 오해를 받았으면 진짜 속상하겠다.
    Chinguhante geureon ohaereul badasseumyeon jinjja soksanghagetta.
    If a friend misunderstood you like that, it must really hurt inside.
    💡 Used to comfort a friend experiencing interpersonal pain.

Related words in Top N Listicles

그 마음 어쩌냐 geu ma-eum eo-jjeo-nya일단 내 말 들어 il-dan nae mal deureo그리다 geu-ri-da진짜? jin-jja?어머 eo-meo

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