Korean word

밟히다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpalpida

Meaning

  • verbbe stepped on

Example

길에서 발이 밟혔어요.ki re seo pa ri pal pyeo sseo yo

My foot was stepped on in the street.

Illustration for 밟히다 (be stepped on)

More examples

학교에서 친구들이 뛰다가 내 구두가 밟혔다.hak kkyo e seo chin gu deu ri ttwi da ga nae ku du ga pal pyeot tta

At school, my dress shoe was stepped on while my friends were running.

Core concept

Something is pressed, damaged, or flattened by another person's foot.

Common phrases

  • 구두가 밟히다ku du ga pal pi da

    dress shoes get stepped on

  • 뒤꿈치가 밟히다twi kkum chi ga pal pi da

    a heel gets stepped on

Similar words

밟다paptta: To press down on something by placing a foot on it.
짓밟다chitppaptta: To trample something by pressing hard with the feet.
눌리다nullida: To be pushed inward or flattened by pressure from outside.
깔리다kkallida: To end up underneath something piled above it and be pressed down.

Definition in Korean

다른 사람이 발로 내 몸이나 물건을 밟아 누르거나 상하게 할 때 쓰는 피동 동사.ta reun sa ra mi pal lo nae mo mi na mul geo neul pa ba nu reu geo na sang ha ge hal ttae sseu neun pi dong tong sa

Word origin

The word is formed from the verb meaning to step on plus the passive suffix -hida, marking the subject as the thing that receives the action.

Usage tips

  • Korean often makes the affected body part or object the subject, while the person who stepped on it can remain unstated.

Other meanings

  • be trampledverb
  • be crushed underfootverb

Related words

  • 밟다papttastep onverb
  • 밟아뭉개다pabamunggaedacrush underfootverb

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