Korean grammar · Level 5
V/A-(으)ㄹ 지경이다 · -(으)ㄹ 지경으로
To the point where … — a situation at its limit
Taught in Level 5, Unit 4: Sujin's Friday
when work takes over a life, people stop describing and start reaching for the extreme — I could collapse, I don't even have time to eat. -(으)ㄹ 지경이다 says a bad situation has got (almost) that far.
Example
요즘 야근이 너무 많아서 쓰러질 지경이에요.
There's so much overtime these days I'm ready to drop.
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Practise it in context · Level 5, Unit 4
Sujin's Friday
The rule with a table, Sori’s tips, practice that checks itself, a review room and a one-page cheat sheet.
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