오죽하면 … -았/었겠어요? · 오죽하면 그랬겠어요
how bad must it be that … (you can imagine how bad)
Example
오죽하면 그 착한 사람이 화를 냈겠어요?
Imagine how bad it must have been for such a kind person to get angry.
Word parts
오죽 'how (very)' + 하다 + -면 'if': 'how bad must it be, if …'.
Good to know
Pronounced [오주카면]. Asks for sympathy: things were so bad that someone did something unusual. Usually ends in -았/었겠어요?
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