Korean word

되풀이되다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtoepuridoeda

Meaning

  • verbbe repeated

Example

그 말은 회의에서 자주 되풀이된다.keu ma reun hoe ui e seo cha ju toe pu ri doen da

That remark is often repeated at meetings.

Illustration for 되풀이되다 (be repeated)

More examples

같은 일이 계속 되풀이된다.ka teun i ri kye sok toe pu ri doen da

The same thing keeps recurring.

Core concept

Something returns in the same form several times, so repetition becomes its noticeable pattern.

Common phrases

  • 문제가 되풀이되다mun je ga toe pu ri doe da

    problems recur

  • 같은 일이 되풀이되다ka teun i ri toe pu ri doe da

    the same thing recurs

  • 실수가 되풀이되다sil su ga toe pu ri doe da

    mistakes recur

Similar words

반복되다panbokttoeda: A process or behavior keeps happening, creating a pattern over time.
되풀이하다toepurihada: To say or do the same thing again and again after an earlier attempt.
반복하다panbokada: To perform the same action or process repeatedly as part of a series.
거듭되다keodeupttoeda: An earlier event or state happens again on a later occasion.

Definition in Korean

같은 말이나 행동이 여러 번 되풀이되어 그런 상태가 되다ka teun ma ri na haeng dong i yeo reo peon toe pu ri doe eo keu reon sang tae ga toe da

Word origin

It joins 되풀이 (doepuri, "repetition") and 되다 (doeda, "to become") to describe something that comes to be repeated.

Usage tips

  • The form suits written descriptions of repeated problems or remarks, while an active form puts more attention on the person doing the repeating.

Other meanings

  • recurverb

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