Korean word

버려지다

Pronunciation

Romanizationpeoryeojida

Meaning

  • verbbe abandoned

Example

그는 가족에게 버려졌어요.keu neun ka jo ge ge peo ryeo jeo sseo yo

He was abandoned by his family.

Illustration for 버려지다 (be abandoned)

More examples

공원에 쓰레기가 버려져 있어요.kong wo ne sseu re gi ga peo ryeo jeo i sseo yo

Trash has been thrown away in the park.

Core concept

Something or someone is removed from another's care, left without care or thrown away.

Common phrases

  • 쓰레기가 버려지다sseu re gi ga peo ryeo ji da

    be thrown away

  • 길에 버려지다ki re peo ryeo ji da

    be left on the street

Similar words

버리다peorida: Throw away an unwanted object so it is no longer kept.
내버려두다naebeoryeoduda: Leave something alone without stepping in to help or change its condition.
버림받다peorimbattta: Be abandoned by another person and left without anyone to provide help or care.

Definition in Korean

물건이나 사람이 누군가의 행위로 인해 버려져 처분되거나 방치되는 상태를 나타내는 동사mul geo ni na sa ra mi nu gun ga ui haeng wi ro in hae peo ryeo jeo cheo bun doe geo na pang chi doe neun sang tae reul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

Its structure combines the idea of throwing something away with an ending that presents the result as happening to the thing itself.

Usage tips

  • The same word applies to people and objects, so the surrounding noun and situation show whether the meaning is emotional neglect or ordinary disposal.

Other meanings

  • be discardedverb

Opposites

  • 주워지다chuwojidabe picked upverb
  • 재활용되다chaehwaryongdoedabe recycledverb

Related words

  • 버리다peoridathrow awayverb
  • 버림peorimdiscardingnoun
  • 버림받다peorimbatttabe abandonedverb

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