대단히

Korean

Etymology

대단 (daedan, root) +‎ 히 (-hi, adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)da̠nʝi] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)da̠nʝi]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)단히/데(ː)단히]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daedanhi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daedanhi
McCune–Reischauer?	taedanhi
Yale Romanization?	tāytan.hi

Adverb

대단히 • (daedanhi)

1. very (much), so (much), extremely, exceedingly

   대단히 고맙습니다 ― daedan-hi gomapseumnida ― Thank you very much / Thank you so much

   언니는 대단히 부지런하다.

   Eonni-neun daedan-hi bujireon-hada.

   [My] big sister is very hardworking.

   제삼극의 빙하는 베트남부터 아프가니스탄에 이르기까지 수십억명의 사람들에게 대단히 중요하다.

   Jesamgeug-ui bingha-neun Beteunam-buteo Apeuganiseutan-e ireugi-kkaji susibeongmyeong-ui saram-deur-ege daedan-hi jung'yo-hada.

   Third Pole glaciers are critical to billions of people from Vietnam to Afghanistan.

   2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns (The original sentence in English)

Related terms

• 대단하다 (daedanhada)