애초

애초

"애초" means "from the beginning" or "in the first place."

In this sentence, '애초' emphasizes the initial state or intention from the beginning.

애초에 그는 이 일을 맡을 계획이 없었어요.

From the beginning, he had no plan to take on this task.

Here, '애초' conveys the idea of the foundational or inherent issue from the beginning.

애초에 문제 자체가 잘못된 것 같아요.

From the start, it seems like the problem itself was wrong.

In this usage, '애초' highlights the speaker's lack of awareness about the initial difficulty.

애초부터 이렇게 어려운 상황인 줄 몰랐어요.

From the very start, I didn’t realize things were this difficult.