English–Korean
“chase” in Korean
How to say “chase” in Korean
“Chase” in Korean is 쫓다 (jjottta).
Closing in on a target either to catch it or to drive it away.
Example sentences with 쫓다
아이들이 날아간 풍선을 쫓았다.a i deu ri na ra gan pung seo neul jjo chat tta
The children chased the balloon that had flown away.
Tips for using 쫓다
- In a sentence, the subject of this transitive verb is the pursuer and the object is the person or thing pursued, a useful role check in TOPIK reading.
Other Korean words for “chase”
고양이가 새를 쫓아가요.ko yang i ga sae reul jjo cha ga yo
The cat is chasing a bird.
개가 나를 쫓아왔어요.kae ga na reul jjo cha wa sseo yo
The dog chased me.