Korean word

끊기다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkkeunkida

Meaning

  • verbget cut off

Example

전화가 끊겼어요cheon hwa ga kkeun kyeo sseo yo

The call got cut off.

Illustration for 끊기다 (get cut off)

More examples

회의 중에 통화가 끊겨서 내용을 놓쳤어요.hoe ui chung e tong hwa ga kkeun kyeo seo nae yong eul no cheo sseo yo

During the meeting, the call got cut off, so I missed what was said.

Core concept

A connection or stream of communication stops unexpectedly, leaving the interaction incomplete.

Common phrases

  • 전화가 끊기다cheon hwa ga kkeun ki da

    drop

  • 통화가 끊기다tong hwa ga kkeun ki da

    drop

  • 인터넷이 끊기다in teo ne si kkeun ki da

    go down

Similar words

끊어지다kkeuneojida: A connection that was working becomes severed and no longer continues.
멈추다meomchuda: Motion, change, or an ongoing process comes to a halt.
끊다kkeunta: A person deliberately ends a call or breaks an active connection.
중단되다chungdandoeda: A task or process is brought to a stop by an outside problem before completion.

Definition in Korean

끊다의 피동·자동 형태로, 누군가의 의도와 상관없이 연결이나 소통이 중단되다.kkeun ta ui pi dong cha dong hyeong tae ro nu gun ga ui ui do wa sang gwa neop ssi yeon gyeo ri na so tong i chung dan doe da

Word origin

The word is the passive or intransitive form of the Korean verb meaning to cut off, so it presents the connection as ending rather than someone ending it.

Usage tips

  • English often says the call dropped for this event, while cut off can suggest that someone caused it, so context helps show whether the break was accidental.

Other meanings

  • be interruptedverb
  • be severedverb

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