정도야

this/that much

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this/that much 정도 means “extent” or “degree,” and 야 is the informal form of “to be.” In questions, it can mean “is it only this/that much?”; in exclamations, it emphasizes the extent or degree of something.

KO: 생각보다 훨씬 큰 정도야.

EN: It's much bigger than I expected.

본 적이 없을 정도 야!

I've never seen anything like it!

— 7인의 사무라이 (1954)

놀라울 정도 야.

It's astonishing.

— 더스트 버니 (2025)

유감 이지만 몇 주 정도 야

I'm sorry, but it's only been a few weeks.

— 어바웃 타임 (2013)