Korean word

뚫다

Pronunciation

Romanizationttulta

Meaning

  • verbmake a hole

Example

벽에 구멍을 뚫었어요.pyeo ge ku meong eul ttu reo sseo yo

I made a hole in the wall.

Illustration for 뚫다 (make a hole)

More examples

길을 가다가 못이 타이어를 뚫었어요.ki reul ka da ga mo si ta i eo reul ttu reo sseo yo

A nail punctured the tire while I was on my way.

Core concept

An obstruction is pierced to create an opening that leads through to the other side.

Common phrases

  • 파이프를 뚫다pa i peu reul ttul ta

    make a hole in the pipe

  • 타이어를 뚫다ta i eo reul ttul ta

    puncture the tire

Similar words

구멍을 내다kumeongeul naeda: Create a hole in paper, a wall, or another surface.
뚫리다ttullida: Become open when a hole or gap forms through a blocked surface.
파다pada: Dig or carve into soil or another material to leave a hollow or groove.

Definition in Korean

막힌 곳이나 물체에 구멍을 내어 통과할 수 있게 하거나 장애물을 뚫고 지나가게 하는 동사.ma kin ko si na mul che e ku meong eul nae eo tong gwa hal ssu it kke ha geo na chang ae mu reul ttul ko chi na ga ge ha neun tong sa

Word origin

This native Korean verb begins with the basic idea of making a hole, which extends naturally to piercing or breaking through an obstacle.

Usage tips

  • The verb presents someone as actively creating the opening or route, rather than merely finding that a passage is already open.

Other meanings

  • pierceverb
  • pass throughverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 뚫리다ttullidabe piercedverb
  • 뚫어놓다ttureonotamake an opening and leave it openverb

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