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TOPIK 5adverb

실로

sillo

실로 + 놀랍다/오랜만이다 (formal, literary)

truly, really, indeed

Example

우리가 다시 만난 건 실로 십 년 만이에요.

It's truly been ten years since we last met.

Word parts

실 real

'Real' plus 로 'by' — 'in reality, truly'.

Good to know

More formal than 정말; often heard in speeches, e.g. 실로 감격스럽습니다.