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TOPIK 4adverb

가뜩이나

gatteugina [가뜨기나]

가뜩이나 ~(으)ㄴ데/는데

as it is, already (and on top of that)

Example

가뜩이나 바쁜데 컴퓨터까지 고장 났어요.

I'm busy as it is, and now my computer's broken too.

Word parts

Probably related to 가득 'full' — already full of trouble.

Good to know

Almost always followed by -(으)ㄴ데/-는데 and then a complaint.