Korean word

되풀이

Pronunciation

Romanizationtoepuri

효율적인 공부에는 되풀이가 필요하다.hyo yul jeo gin kong bu e neun toe pu ri ga pi ryo ha da

Effective studying requires repetition.

회의에서 같은 되풀이 질문이 이어졌다.hoe ui e seo ka teun toe pu ri chil mu ni i eo jeot tta

The same repeated question kept coming up in the meeting.

The same words or actions come back again and again.

반복panbok: A process in which an action, event, or statement happens again in an unchanged form.

같은 말이나 일이 다시 여러 차례 일어나는 것ka teun ma ri na i ri ta si yeo reo cha rye i reo na neun keot

This is a native Korean noun, and its verb form is made by adding hada to the noun.

Compared with the more formal Sino-Korean alternative, this native word often sounds natural in everyday conversation.