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마저 Majeo
Even the very last remaining positive option or person, leaving absolute despair.
What does 마저 mean?
마저 (Majeo) means: Even the very last remaining positive option or person, leaving absolute despair.
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How it's actually used
- 믿었던 친구마저 나를 의심하기 시작했다.
mit-eot-deon chin-gu-ma-jeo na-reul ui-sim-ha-gi si-jak-haet-da.
Even the friend I trusted began to doubt me.
💡 When betrayal hits the one person you thought would never turn on you. - 마지막 희망이었던 통장 잔고마저 바닥을 드러냈다.
ma-ji-mak huim-ang-i-eot-deon tong-jang jan-go-ma-jeo ba-dak-eul deureo-naet-da.
Even my bank account balance, my last hope, hit rock bottom.
💡 The dramatic final nail in the coffin of financial ruin. - 불타는 건물 안에서 비상구마저 잠겨 있었다.
bul-ta-neun geon-mul an-e-seo bi-sang-gu-ma-jeo jam-gyeo is-seot-da.
Inside the burning building, even the emergency exit was locked.
💡 Absolute despair when the final escape route fails.
Related words in Grammar
마련이다 Maryeonidaㄹ/을 지경이다 R/eul jigeong-ida셈이다 Sem-ida설렁설렁 seolleong-seolleong격조사 gyeok-jo-sa