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빨리 | quickly, fast |
집안일 하다 | to do household chores |
자기 | oneself, one's own |
Noun/Adverb + 커녕 V/Adj/이다, 아니다 + ~기 커녕 This indicates that not only is something negated, but something even worse is negated as well. (far from~, not even~) Often used with topic markers 은/는 like ~은커녕, ~는커녕.
점심은커녕 아침도 못 먹었어요.
I haven't even had breakfast, let alone lunch.
빨리는커녕, 그냥 걷는 것도 힘들어요
Far from being fast, I can barely even walk.
집안일 하기는커녕 자기 쓰레기도 안 버려요.
Far from doing household chores, he doesn't even throw away his own trash.
→ When you want to use it with a verb or adjective, nominalize it with ~기 and then attach ~는커녕.
any word | 은/는커녕 | ex. 점심은커녕, 빨리는커녕 |