앞까지

This is the 6400th most frequent Korean word.


앞까지

"앞까지" means "up to the front" or "until the front" in English.


Here '앞까지' indicates motion reaching up to a specific location, combining '앞' (front) with '까지' (up to).

그는 학교 앞까지 걸어갔다.

He walked up to the front of the school.


Here '앞까지' is applied temporally, where '앞' (front) metaphorically represents to the leading edge of time.

프로젝트는 오늘 아침 앞까지 진행되었다.

The project progressed up until this morning.


In this sentence, '앞까지' is used in a comparative temporal sense, meaning 'until before' new events occurred.

그녀는 새로운 문제들이 일어나기 앞까지 모든 상황을 알고 있었다.

She was aware of all the situations until before new problems arose.