Korean word

떨어뜨리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationtteoreotteurida

Meaning

  • verbdrop

Example

길에서 열쇠를 떨어뜨렸어요.ki re seo yeol soe reul tteo reo tteu ryeo sseo yo

I dropped the keys on the street.

Illustration for 떨어뜨리다 (drop)

More examples

계단에서 휴대폰을 떨어뜨렸어요.kye da ne seo hyu dae po neul tteo reo tteu ryeo sseo yo

I dropped my phone on the stairs.

Core concept

A person causes an object to leave its support or grasp and go down.

Common phrases

  • 휴대폰을 떨어뜨리다hyu dae po neul tteo reo tteu ri da

    drop a mobile phone

  • 열쇠를 떨어뜨리다yeol soe reul tteo reo tteu ri da

    drop keys

  • 물건을 떨어뜨리다mul geo neul tteo reo tteu ri da

    drop an object

Similar words

떨어트리다tteoreoteurida: A widely used conversational form for making an object fall from the hand.
떨구다tteolguda: Accidentally let a small object slip from a hand or through a clothing gap.
떨어지다tteoreojida: Fall downward when the support holding an object is lost.
흘리다heullida: Let liquid or small items flow or drop out of a hand or container.

Definition in Korean

물건을 손에서 놓거나 힘을 가해 아래로 가게 만드는 동사.mul geo neul so ne seo no keo na hi meul ka hae a rae ro ka ge man deu neun tong sa

Word origin

The word developed by adding a causative form to the native Korean verb for fall, creating the idea of causing a fall.

Usage tips

  • This is a transitive verb, so it normally has an object, while the related intransitive form describes something falling on its own.

Other meanings

  • lowerverb
  • failverb

Opposites

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