Skip to content

New every day: Korea news, words and grammar — in your language

Pocket Korean

Dictionary › TOPIK 2

TOPIK 2adverb

절대로

jeoldaero [절때로]

절대로 + 안/못 or -지 마세요

never, absolutely (not), by no means

Example

이 비밀은 절대로 다른 사람에게 말하지 마세요.

Never tell this secret to anyone else.

Word parts

절 cut off대 opposite

Literally 'cut off from any opposite' — absolute, beyond comparison.

Good to know

Pronounced [절때로]; mostly used with negatives like 안, 못 or -지 마세요.