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TOPIK 4adverb

몰래

mollae

몰래 + verb; noun + 몰래 (부모님 몰래)

secretly, in secret, without telling

Example

동생이 엄마 몰래 과자를 먹었어요.

My little sister ate snacks without Mom knowing.

Word parts

Related to 모르다 'not to know': done so others won't know.

Good to know

Put a person before it to mean 'behind their back': 선생님 몰래.