Korean word

당하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtanghada

Meaning

  • verbsuffer

Example

그 마을은 홍수로 큰 피해를 당했어요.keu ma eu reun hong su ro keun pi hae reul tang hae sseo yo

The village suffered severe damage from the flood.

Illustration for 당하다 (suffer)

More examples

그는 회사에서 부당한 대우를 당하고 있어요.keu neun hoe sa e seo pu dang han tae u reul tang ha go i sseo yo

He is being treated unfairly at the company.

Core concept

An unwanted event or outside force lands on someone, leaving harm, loss, or a disadvantage.

Common phrases

  • 비난을 당하다pi na neul tang ha da

    be criticized

  • 부당한 대우를 당하다pu dang han tae u reul tang ha da

    be treated unfairly

Similar words

겪다kyeoktta: Go through a difficult event or situation and feel its effects firsthand.
입다iptta: Sustain damage or loss as a result of an event.

Definition in Korean

사고나 부정한 일 등으로 인해 피해를 입거나 불이익을 당하게 되는 것을 나타내는 동사sa go na pu jeong han il teung eu ro in hae pi hae reul ip kkeo na pu ri i geul tang ha ge toe neun keo seul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

The word combines the Sino-Korean element dang, associated with encountering or undergoing something, with hada, a verb-forming element.

Usage tips

  • It usually describes what happens to someone rather than something that person chooses or actively does.

Other meanings

  • meet withverb

Opposites

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