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TOPIK 5adverb

막무가내로

mangmuganaero [망무가내로]

막무가내로 + 우기다 / 조르다 · 막무가내예요

stubbornly, obstinately, no matter what anyone says

Example

아이가 막무가내로 장난감을 사 달라고 졸랐어요.

The child stubbornly begged me to buy him a toy.

Word parts

막 none무 without가 can내 how

Literally 'nothing can be done about it': impossible to reason with.

Good to know

Pronounced [망무가내로]: ㄱ before ㅁ becomes ㅇ (nasalization).