-(으)ㄹ 지경이다
be on the verge of, to the point of
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คำอธิบาย
A situation so bad that something extreme is about to happen. Vowel or ㄹ stems take ㄹ 지경이다, consonant stems 을 지경이다; connective -(으)ㄹ 지경으로. Mostly negative.
ตัวอย่าง
배가 고파서 쓰러질 지경이에요.
I'm so hungry I could faint.
일이 너무 많아서 미칠 지경이다.
I have so much work I'm going crazy.
가게 매출이 줄어 문을 닫을 지경이 되었다.
Sales fell so much the shop is on the verge of closing.
ข้อสังเกต TOPIK
TOPIK II Reading 3–4 and 23–24 (feelings).