그렇지

This is the 1110th most frequent Korean word.

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그렇지

"That's right" or "Exactly."


Here, '그렇지' is used as an affirmative response, equivalent to 'That's right' in English, showing agreement or confirmation.

그렇지. 생각했던 대로야.

That's right. It's as I thought.


In this sentence, '그렇지' is part of the conditional construction '그렇지 않으면,' which means 'if not,' serving a contrasting purpose to discuss consequences.

그렇지 않으면 더 큰 문제가 생길 거야.

If not, bigger problems will arise.


Here, '그렇지' is used in an inquiry, reflecting on a previous state or condition, asking for confirmation or agreement about a past situation.

우리 어려운 상황에서도 그렇지 않았어?

In tough situations, wasn’t it so for us?