Korean word

뒤집다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtwijiptta

Meaning

  • verbturn inside out

Example

양말을 뒤집었어요.yang ma reul twi ji beo sseo yo

I turned the socks inside out.

Illustration for 뒤집다 (turn inside out)

More examples

옷을 뒤집어서 세탁하세요.o seul twi ji beo seo se ta ka se yo

Wash the clothes inside out.

Core concept

An object's inside and outside or front and back switch places when it is turned over.

Common phrases

  • 옷을 뒤집다o seul twi jip tta

    turn clothes inside out

  • 접시를 뒤집다cheop ssi reul twi jip tta

    turn a plate over

Similar words

뒤바꾸다twibakkuda: Exchanges the positions or order of two or more things.
엎어지다eopeojida: Falls or tips over and ends up with its top and bottom reversed.
뒤집히다twijipida: Becomes turned inside out or upside down because of an outside force.
돌리다tollida: Makes an object rotate to change its direction or position.

Definition in Korean

물건이나 상태의 앞·뒤나 겉·속을 서로 바꿔 원래와 반대로 되게 하는 동사.mul geo ni na sang tae ui ap twi na keot so geul seo ro pa kkwo wol lae wa pan dae ro toe ge ha neun tong sa

Word origin

This is a native Korean verb with an uncertain full history, but its concrete image of changing an object's inside and outside or front and back links it naturally to turning something over.

Usage tips

  • In Korean, this transitive verb normally takes the item being turned as its object, whereas a passive pattern can leave the doer unstated and does not necessarily mean the item moved by itself.

Other meanings

  • flip oververb
  • turn upside downverb

Related words

  • 뒤집어지다twijibeojidabe turned inside outverb
  • 뒤집개twijipkkaespatulanoun

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