TOPIK · Level 311
15 words
Korean word
빠뜨리다
Pronunciation
Romanizationppatteurida
Meaning
- verbdrop
Example
핸드폰을 물에 빠뜨렸어요.haen deu po neul mu re ppa tteu ryeo sseo yo
I dropped my phone in the water.
More examples
시험 답안에서 한 문제를 빠뜨렸어요.si heom ta ba ne seo han mun je reul ppa tteu ryeo sseo yo
I left out one question from my exam answer.
Core concept
An act that causes something to fall out of reach or into a lower or enclosed place.
Common phrases
계단에서 물건을 빠뜨리다kye da ne seo mul geo neul ppa tteu ri da
drop something on the stairs
지갑을 빠뜨리다chi ga beul ppa tteu ri da
drop one's wallet
서류에서 항목을 빠뜨리다seo ryu e seo hang mo geul ppa tteu ri da
omit an item from a document
Similar words
떨어뜨리다tteoreotteurida: Let an object go so that it moves down from its support.
빠지다ppajida: Move into a lower or enclosed place as the result of falling.
빼먹다ppaemeoktta: Fail to put an item or piece of content into a list or document.
잃어버리다ireobeorida: No longer have an item that was previously in one's possession.
Definition in Korean
무엇을 손에서 놓치거나 높은 곳에서 떨어뜨려 물속·구멍·아래 등 안으로 들어가게 하거나, 목록·일정 등에서 어떤 항목을 빠지게 하거나 사람을 곤란한 상태에 빠뜨리는 동사mu eo seul so ne seo no chi geo na no peun ko se seo tteo reo tteu ryeo mul sok ku meong a rae teung a neu ro teu reo ga ge ha geo na mong nok il jeong teung e seo eo tteon hang mo geul ppa ji ge ha geo na sa ra meul kol lan han sang tae e ppa tteu ri neun tong sa
Word origin
It developed as a causative verb from a Korean root meaning to fall or sink, shifting the action from falling oneself to making something else fall.
Usage tips
- In sentences with this verb, the subject is the cause and the affected item is the object, which helps when reading longer TOPIK sentences.
Other meanings
- omitverb
Opposites
- 줍다chupttapick upverb
- 포함하다pohamhadaincludeverb
Related words
- 빠뜨림ppatteurimdroppingnoun
- 빠뜨리기ppatteurigidroppingnoun