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TOPIK 5adverb

어림잡아

eorimjaba [어림자바]

어림잡아 + number + 쯤/정도

roughly, approximately, at a rough estimate

Example

오늘 온 손님은 어림잡아 백 명쯤 돼요.

There were roughly a hundred guests today.

Word parts

From 어림 'rough estimate' + 잡다 'to take': taking a guess.