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day 52broken!

unit 7 · handling & moving

    broken!

    Say what is broken, leaking or worn out, talk about repairs and their cost, and say “even after …” with -고도.

    today’s words

    • 굳다 gutda · harden, set; stiffen
    • 굳어지다 gudeojida · become hard, stiffen; become fixed
    • 깨다 kkaeda · break, smash
    • 깨뜨리다 kkaetteurida · break (by accident), smash
    • 닳다 dalta · wear out, wear down
    • 뚫리다 ttullida · get a hole; (a road) be opened
    • 망가지다 manggajida · break down, be ruined
    • 메우다 meuda · fill in (a hole, a gap)
    • 무너지다 muneojida · collapse, fall down
    • 벌어지다 beoreojida · (a gap) open up, widen
    • 부서지다 buseojida · break, be smashed
    • 부수다 busuda · break, smash; knock down
    • 새다 saeda · leak
    • 수리비 suribi · repair cost
    • 엉망 eongmang · a mess
    • 잘리다 jallida · be cut (off); get fired
    • 틈 teum · gap, crack; spare moment
    • 구부리다 guburida · bend
    • 굽히다 gupida · bend; give in
    • 긁다 geukda · scratch
    • 기지개 gijigae · a (big) stretch
    • 껴안다 kkyeoanda · hug, embrace

    sentences

    • 지붕에서 비가 새는 걸 알고도 그냥 뒀어요. · I knew the rain was coming in through the roof, and I still left it.
    • 작년에 고치고도 또 망가졌어요. · We fixed it last year, and it still broke again.
    • 창고 벽에 틈이 벌어져서 시멘트로 메워야 해요. · A crack has opened up in the storeroom wall, so we have to fill it with cement.
    • 오래된 의자가 부서져서 바닥이 엉망이 됐어요. · The old chair broke and the floor is a mess.
    • 수리비는 상태에 따라 다르대요. · They say the repair cost depends on the condition.