Korean word

뺏다

Pronunciation

Romanizationppaettta

Meaning

  • verbtake away

Example

아이의 사탕을 뺏었어요.a i ui sa tang eul ppae seo sseo yo

I took the child's candy away.

Illustration for 뺏다 (take away)

More examples

회의 중에 갑자기 그가 제 발언권을 뺏었어요.hoe ui chung e kap jja gi keu ga che pa reon gwo neul ppae seo sseo yo

During the meeting, he suddenly took away my right to speak.

Core concept

One person causes another person to lose an object, a right, or an opportunity by taking it away.

Common phrases

  • 발언권을 뺏다pa reon gwo neul ppaet tta

    take away the right to speak

  • 기회를 뺏다ki hoe reul ppaet tta

    take away an opportunity

  • 휴식 시간을 뺏다hyu sik si ga neul ppaet tta

    take away break time

Similar words

빼앗다ppaeattta: An object or right is taken from someone and brought under the taker's control against their will.
훔치다humchida: Property is secretly taken from someone and treated as the taker's own.
가져가다kajeogada: An object is carried from its starting place to another destination.

Definition in Korean

손으로 직접 빼앗는 물리적 행동과 권리나 기회를 잃게 만드는 은유적 표현 모두에 쓰이는 동사.so neu ro chik jjeop ppae an neun mul li jeok haeng dong gwa kwol li na ki hoe reul il ke man deu neun eu nyu jeok pyo hyeon mo du e sseu i neun tong sa

Word origin

The word comes from a shortened spoken form of the fuller verb for taking away, while keeping the original sense of depriving someone of something.

Usage tips

  • The same Korean verb covers situations that English may separate as stealing, confiscating, or depriving someone of a chance, so the situation and the taker's role matter.

Other meanings

  • confiscateverb
  • stealverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 뺏기다ppaetkkidabe deprivedverb
  • 빼앗아가다ppaeasagadatake awayverb

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