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TOPIK 5adverb

기왕이면

giwangimyeon

기왕이면 ~(으)면 좋겠어요 · 기왕이면 ~아/어요

if (one is going to) anyway, preferably, might as well

Example

기왕이면 맛있는 식당으로 가요.

If we're going anyway, let's go to a good restaurant.

Word parts

기 already왕 gone

Literally 'if it's already gone that way': might as well do it well.