세 번이나

as many as three times

→ 세

phrase Rare #18,302

as many as three times The particle -이나 emphasizes that something happened three times, often expressing surprise, frustration, or that the number is more than expected.

KO: 그 영화를 세 번이나 봤어.

EN: I've watched that movie as many as three times.

세 번이나 읽었어.

I read it three times.

— 햄넷 (2025)

우리가 세 번이나 말했잖아.

We’ve told you three times already.

— 퍼펙트 스트레인저 (2016)

메리가 보스턴에 세 번이나 갔다고 톰이 말하더라.

Tom said that Mary had been to Boston three times.