| Hangul | 급기야 |
| Romanization | geupgiya |
| Meaning | ultimately; finally reaching a critical point; at last (culmination) |
| Part of Speech | adverb |
| TOPIK Level | TOPIK Level 6 |
사태는 급기야 걷잡을 수 없게 되었다.
sataenan geupgiya geotjabeul su eopge doeeotda.
The situation ultimately became uncontrollable.
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급기야 (geupgiya) means "ultimately; finally reaching a critical point; at last (culmination)" in Korean. It is a TOPIK Level 6 vocabulary word.
급기야 is pronounced "geupgiya" in Revised Romanization.
급기야 is a TOPIK Level 6 word. TOPIK Level 6 is the highest level with ~10,000+ words.