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TOPIK 1adverb

벌써

beolsseo

벌써 + past tense: 벌써 끝났어요

already

Example

벌써 밤 열한 시예요.

It's already 11 p.m.

Word parts

벌써 = already; 아직 = still, not yet.

Good to know

벌써 often shows surprise that something happened sooner than expected.