Korean word

빠트리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationppateurida

Meaning

  • verbdrop

Example

핸드폰을 빠트렸어요.haen deu po neul ppa teu ryeo sseo yo

I dropped my mobile phone.

Illustration for 빠트리다 (drop)

More examples

길에서 지갑을 빠트렸어요.ki re seo chi ga beul ppa teu ryeo sseo yo

I dropped my wallet in the street.

Core concept

Letting something fall out of place, out of a list, or into a difficult situation.

Common phrases

  • 핸드폰을 빠트리다haen deu po neul ppa teu ri da

    drop a mobile phone

  • 지갑을 빠트리다chi ga beul ppa teu ri da

    drop a wallet

  • 물건을 빠트리다mul geo neul ppa teu ri da

    drop something

Similar words

빠뜨리다ppatteurida: Drop an object into water, a hole, or another place that makes it hard to recover.
떨어뜨리다tteoreotteurida: Cause an object to go downward by letting go of it or moving it from support.
빼다ppaeda: Take an item or amount out of a list, group, or total.
잃어버리다ireobeorida: End up without something that was once in one's possession.

Definition in Korean

물건을 아래로 떨어뜨리거나, 목록·말·서류에서 어떤 항목을 빠지게 하거나, 사람을 실수나 함정에 몰아넣는 동사mul geo neul a rae ro tteo reo tteu ri geo na mong nok mal seo ryu e seo eo tteon hang mo geul ppa ji ge ha geo na sa ra meul sil su na ham jeong e mo ra neon neun tong sa

Word origin

빠트리다 (ppateurida, "to make something fall or leave out") uses a causative pattern based on falling, so the idea develops from causing something to fall to causing an omission or trouble.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, it can describe an accidental omission, so a missing item is often framed as an oversight rather than a deliberate removal.

Other meanings

  • leave outverb
  • get someone into troubleverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 빠뜨림ppatteurimdroppingnoun
  • 빠뜨려놓다ppatteuryeonotadrop and leave behindverb

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