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TOPIK 4adjective

새삼스럽다

saesamseureopda [새삼스럽따]

새삼스러워요 · 새삼스러웠어요 · 새삼스러운 (+noun) (ㅂ irregular)

to feel new again, to seem fresh; to be uncalled-for (bringing up old things)

Example

오랜만에 고향에 오니 모든 것이 새삼스러워요.

Coming home after so long, everything feels new again.

Word parts

새삼 'anew' + -스럽다 'having the quality of'.

Good to know

새삼스럽게 왜 그래요? means 'Why bring that up now, out of nowhere?'