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TOPIK 5particle

(이)나마

(i)nama

이나마 after a consonant (조금이나마) · 나마 after a vowel (잠시나마) · 늦게나마 (belatedly)

though only, at least (better than nothing)

Example

조금이나마 도움이 되면 좋겠어요.

I hope I can be of at least a little help.

Word parts

From 이다 'to be' + -나마 'though only'.

Good to know

More modest and formal than (이)라도. Common in humble set phrases: 늦게나마 축하드려요 'Congratulations, belated as they are.'