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TOPIK 5adjective

막대하다

makdaehada [막때하다]

막대해요 · 막대했어요 · 막대한 (+noun)

enormous, immense, huge (amounts, costs, damage)

Example

태풍으로 막대한 피해가 발생했습니다.

The typhoon caused enormous damage.

Word parts

막 nothing대 big

Literally 'nothing bigger'.

Good to know

Typical collocations: 막대한 비용, 막대한 피해, 막대한 영향.