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공교롭다

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Korean

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Etymology

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공교(工巧) (gonggyo, strange coincidence) +‎ 롭다 (-ropda, suffix deriving adjectives).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gonggyoropda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonggyolobda
McCune–Reischauer?konggyoropta
Yale Romanization?kongkyolopta

Adjective

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공교롭다 (gonggyoropda) (infinitive 공교로워, sequential 공교로우니)

  1. to be strangely coincidental
    이름조차 잊은 소꿉친구 공교롭게도 길거리에서 마주친 이었다.
    ireumjocha ijeun sokkupchin'gu-reul gonggyoropgedo gilgeori-eseo majuchin geos-ieotda.
    I had, by a strange coincidence, encountered on the streets a childhood friend whose very name I had forgotten.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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