English–Korean

“drop” in Korean

Korean

Also빠뜨리다 (ppatteurida) · 빠트리다 (ppateurida)

Pronunciation

Romanizationtteoreotteurida

Example

길에서 열쇠를 떨어뜨렸어요.ki re seo yeol soe reul tteo reo tteu ryeo sseo yo

I dropped the keys on the street.

Illustration for 떨어뜨리다 (drop)

How to say “drop” in Korean

“Drop” in Korean is 떨어뜨리다 (tteoreotteurida).

A person causes an object to leave its support or grasp and go down.

Full entry for 떨어뜨리다: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 떨어뜨리다

계단에서 휴대폰을 떨어뜨렸어요.kye da ne seo hyu dae po neul tteo reo tteu ryeo sseo yo

I dropped my phone on the stairs.

Tips for using 떨어뜨리다

  • This is a transitive verb, so it normally has an object, while the related intransitive form describes something falling on its own.

Other Korean words for “drop”

핸드폰을 물에 빠뜨렸어요.haen deu po neul mu re ppa tteu ryeo sseo yo

I dropped my phone in the water.

핸드폰을 빠트렸어요.haen deu po neul ppa teu ryeo sseo yo

I dropped my mobile phone.

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