만 해도 ②
Just (time expression) ago, up until
Explanation
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When following an expression of time (-전, -까지, 때...), expresses that as recently as some point in the past, something was different or not the case.
Examples
10년 <span class='focus'>전만 해도</span>, 우리 나라가 이렇게 양극화되지는 않았다.
Even just 10 years ago, our country was not this polarized.
<span class='focus'>어제까지만 해도</span> 나는 그 사람이 사건에 관여했을 거라고는 생각도 못했어.
Just yesterday, I hadn't even once thought that he could have been involved in this case.
도서관에 들어올 <span class='focus'>때까지만 해도</span> 공부할 의욕이 차고 넘쳐났는데 교과서 펴고 보니까 집중이 안 되더라고요.
Right up until I entered the library, I was full of motivation to study, but once I opened the textbook, I couldn't focus at all.
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