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TOPIK 6adjective

아득하다

adeukada [아드카다]

아득해요 · 아득했어요 · 아득한 (+noun)

far off, distant, faint; at a loss

Example

산꼭대기까지는 아직 아득해 보였어요.

The summit still looked far, far away.

Word parts

Also 눈앞이 아득하다 'to feel faint, at a loss' — distance turned into a feeling.

Good to know

Also for time and memory: 아득한 옛날 'long, long ago'. Pronounced [아드카다].