Korean word

사라지다

Pronunciation

Romanizationsarajida

Meaning

  • verbdisappear

Example

돈이 사라졌어요.to ni sa ra jeo sseo yo

The money disappeared.

Illustration for 사라지다 (disappear)

More examples

오래된 기억이 점점 사라지고 있어요.o rae doen ki eo gi cheom jeom sa ra ji go i sseo yo

An old memory is gradually disappearing.

Core concept

Something visible leaves the scene and can no longer be seen.

Common phrases

  • 기억에서 사라지다ki eo ge seo sa ra ji da

    disappear from memory

  • 흔적이 사라지다heun jeo gi sa ra ji da

    traces disappear

Similar words

없어지다eopsseojida: Something that was present becomes absent, without saying where it went.
숨다sumtta: A person or animal hides from view to avoid being found.

Definition in Korean

눈앞에 보이던 흔적이 남지 않도록 없어지거나 안 보이게 되는 것을 가리키는 동사.nu na pe po i deon heun jeo gi nam ji an to rok eop sseo ji geo na an po i ge toe neun keo seul ka ri ki neun tong sa

Word origin

The native verb uses a change-of-state formation, presenting disappearance as something that happens rather than as a simple static condition.

Usage tips

  • With money, it focuses on the result that the money is no longer there, without saying whether it was spent, lost, or moved.

Opposites

Related words

  • 사라짐sarajimdisappearancenoun

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