거의
geoui
A foot stopped just short of the finish line
The picture A foot planted right where you could reach the line but haven't. You didn't touch it — but you know exactly where it is.
Where the picture shows up in 거의
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just short of arriving
거의 다 왔어요.
geo-ui da wa-sseo-yo
We're almost there.
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just short of finished
일이 거의 끝났어요.
i-ri geo-ui kkeun-na-sseo-yo
The work is nearly done.
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just short of zero
저는 술을 거의 안 마셔요.
jeo-neun su-reul geo-ui an ma-syeo-yo
I hardly ever drink.
전혀 lands on zero; 거의 안 stops just before it.
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just short of 'every day'
거의 매일 운동해요.
geo-ui mae-il un-dong-hae-yo
I work out almost every day.
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just short of identical
둘이 거의 똑같아요.
du-ri geo-ui ttok-ga-ta-yo
The two are practically the same.