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TOPIK 6noun

격세지감

gyeoksejigam [격쎄지감]

격세지감이 · 격세지감을

the feeling that times have changed completely

Example

스마트폰으로 모든 일을 하는 걸 보면 격세지감을 느껴요.

Seeing everything done by smartphone, I feel how much times have changed.

Word parts

격 separate세 generation지 of감 feeling

Literally 'feeling of being a generation apart'.

Good to know

Almost always used with 느끼다: 격세지감을 느끼다.