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유난히

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Meaning and Usage

The adverb '유난히' is used to emphasize that something is unusually or exceptionally different from the norm. It often highlights a noticeable or striking characteristic or condition.

Common Contexts

You will frequently hear '유난히' in everyday conversation when someone wants to point out that something stands out more than usual, such as weather conditions, emotions, or behaviors.

Collocations and Patterns

  • 유난히 + adjective/adverb: to emphasize an exceptional degree (e.g., 유난히 춥다 - unusually cold)
  • 유난히 + verb: to highlight an action done in an exceptional way (e.g., 유난히 웃다 - laugh unusually)

Register and Nuance

'유난히' is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts. It conveys a sense of noticeable difference without negative or positive judgment by itself.

Common Learner Mistake

Learners sometimes confuse '유난히' with '특히' (especially). While both emphasize something, '특히' is more about specifying or singling out, whereas '유난히' stresses an unusual or exceptional degree. For example, '유난히 춥다' means 'it's unusually cold,' while '특히 춥다' means 'it's especially cold compared to other things.'

Example Sentences

오늘은 유난히 바람이 많이 분다.

Oneureun yunanhi barami mani bunda.

The wind is blowing especially strongly today.

그 사람은 유난히 웃음이 많다.

Geu sarameun yunanhi useumi manhta.

That person laughs unusually often.

유난히 힘든 하루였지만 잘 견뎠다.

Yunanhi himdeun haruyeotjiman jal gyeondyeotda.

It was an exceptionally hard day, but I endured it well.