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TOPIK 4adverb

통째로

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통째로 + verb: 통째로 먹다, 통째로 외우다

whole, in one piece, entirely

Example

그는 책 한 권을 통째로 외웠어요.

He memorized an entire book.

Word parts

통 'whole lump' + -째 'as it is', as in 껍질째 'peel and all'.