마저
마저: Even — The Last One You'd Expect
Particle: even — including the last remaining one.
How to form it
| When | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| After a noun | N마저 | 친구마저 / 희망마저 |
마저 means even — specifically the last remaining one you’d still count on.
Gloss matches. 우리말샘 마저 「002」: after a noun — something is already included, and this adds more; it marks the one last remaining. Adverb 마저 「001」 (“all, without leaving any”) is a different sense — this page is the particle.
What it does — the last pillar falls
친구마저 이사를 갔어요.
희망마저 포기했어요.
단골 가게마저 문을 닫았어요.
마지막 열차마저 놓쳤어요.The drama is “not even that last one stayed.”
Forms
N마저 — particle after a noun.
Near neighbours
| Form | Feel |
|---|---|
| 마저 | even the last remaining |
| 까지② | even / going as far as (less ‘last one’ drama) |
| 도 | light also/even |
아이도 왔어요. also/even (light)
아이까지 왔어요. even kids (additive reach)
아이마저 왔어요. even the last kids you’d expect (heavier)Exact English won’t map 1:1 — listen for last-remaining colour with 마저.
When to use
Use 마저 when the emotional point is that the final expected holdout is included.
Prefer 까지② / 도 when you only need additive “even” without last-one gravity.
Practice rule: if “even the last ___” is the English in your head, try 마저.
Do not confuse it with
Taught alongside this
On the jabi learning path, this appears in 이 지역에서 생산되는 딸기는 특히 달고 맛이 좋아요 (Strawberries produced in this area are especially sweet and tasty.) — Intermediate Korean 2, Unit 10, on the theme of Geography and Economy. These come with it:
Words used above
Quick check
No sign-up, no score saved — just see if it stuck.
1. 친구마저 이사를 갔어요 emphasises…
2. vs 까지② ‘even’?
3. Adverb 마저 ‘all’?
Common questions
Always negative?
Often emotional/heavy, but the core is ‘last remaining included,’ not a mandatory sad ending.
Same unit as 까지②?
Yes — contrast the two ‘even’ particles.
vs 도?
도 is the light ‘also/even.’ 마저 is heavier last-one colour.
Market tip?
Less common than emotional narratives; still useful for ‘even the last stall…’ stories.