같이

gati · TOPIK 1

together

같이 = 같 (same) + 이 (adverb ending): in the same way, hence together

From the adjective 같다, to be the same, plus the adverb-forming suffix 이. Doing something the same as someone gives both meanings: like/as, and together. Pronounced gachi, because ㅌ before 이 softens to a ch sound.

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