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떨어지다

tteo-reo-ji-da

Falling, failing, running out — one word does all three

The picture What was attached breaks loose and drops, and by that much it grows distant or is simply gone.

Core verbs

Where the picture shows up in 떨어지다

  1. down out of the hand

    컵이 떨어져서 깨졌어요.

    keo-bi tteo-reo-jeo-seo kkae-jyeo-sseo-yo

    The cup fell and broke.

  2. dropped off the list

    이번 시험에 떨어졌어요.

    i-beon si-heo-me tteo-reo-jeo-sseo-yo

    I failed the exam this time.

    The exact opposite of 붙다. Your name failed to stick to the pass list and dropped off it.

  3. the supply runs out and is gone

    쌀이 다 떨어졌어요.

    ssa-ri da tteo-reo-jeo-sseo-yo

    We're out of rice.

  4. the gap widens

    회사가 집에서 좀 떨어져 있어요.

    hoe-sa-ga ji-be-seo jom tteo-reo-jeo i-sseo-yo

    The office is a bit far from my place.

  5. what clung to the body comes off

    감기가 아직 안 떨어졌어요.

    gam-gi-ga a-jik an tteo-reo-jeo-sseo-yo

    This cold still hasn't left me.

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