English–Korean
“be washed” in Korean
Korean
Pronunciation
Romanizationssitkkida
Example
옷이 씻겨서 지금은 깨끗해요.o si ssit kkyeo seo chi geu meun kkae kkeu tae yo
The clothes were washed, so they are clean now.
How to say “be washed” in Korean
“Be washed” in Korean is 씻기다 (ssitkkida).
A person or thing becomes clean through someone else's washing, with the verb also extending to the act of washing another person.
Example sentences with 씻기다
옷이 씻겨서 냄새가 없어졌어요.o si ssit kkyeo seo naem sae ga eop sseo jeo sseo yo
The clothes were washed, so the smell disappeared.
Tips for using 씻기다
- Learning the subject and object patterns together prevents the common mistake of treating every use as only an action done to the subject.