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TOPIK 5adjective

지극하다

jigeukada [지그카다]

지극해요 · 지극했어요 · 지극한 (+noun)

utmost, extreme, devoted (care, love, sincerity)

Example

어머니의 지극한 사랑 덕분에 병이 나았어요.

Thanks to my mother's devoted love, I recovered from my illness.

Word parts

지 utmost극 extreme

Literally 'reaching the extreme'.

Good to know

The adverb 지극히 'extremely' is common: 지극히 정상적인 반응이에요.