TOPIK · Level 65
15 words
Korean word
붙다
Pronunciation
Romanizationputtta
Meaning
- verbstick
Example
창문에 스티커가 붙었어요.chang mu ne seu ti keo ga pu teo sseo yo
The sticker stuck to the window.
More examples
우표가 봉투에 붙어 있었어요.u pyo ga pong tu e pu teo i sseo sseo yo
The stamp was stuck to the envelope.
Core concept
Something comes into firm contact with a surface and stays there, with the same idea extending to acceptance or a process starting.
Common phrases
스티커가 붙다seu ti keo ga put tta
sticker sticks
라벨이 붙다ra be ri put tta
label sticks
Similar words
달라붙다tallabuttta: A person or object clings closely to something and is hard to pull away.
붙이다puchida: To make one thing stay attached to another surface by putting it there.
들러붙다teulleobuttta: To cling to a nearby person or thing and stay close to it.
Definition in Korean
다른 물건의 표면에 달라붙어 떨어지지 않게 되다. 비유적으로는 명단에 이름이 붙어 합격하거나 불이 붙어 일이 시작되다.ta reun mul geo nui pyo myeo ne tal la bu teo tteo reo ji ji an ke toe da pi yu jeo geu ro neun myeong da ne i reu mi pu teo hap kkyeo ka geo na pu ri pu teo i ri si jak ttoe da
Word origin
The deeper history of this Korean word is uncertain, but its different uses can be remembered through the picture of something staying stuck.
Usage tips
- When this verb is used, the item that stays attached is the main focus, rather than the person who attaches it.