Korean word

속다

Pronunciation

Romanizationsoktta

Meaning

  • verbbe fooled

Example

그 사람에게 속았어.keu sa ra me ge so ga sseo

I was fooled by that person.

Illustration for 속다 (be fooled)

More examples

겉모습에 속아서 좋은 제품인 줄 알았어.keon mo seu be so ga seo cho eun che pu min chul a ra sseo

I was fooled by its appearance and thought it was a good product.

Core concept

Being led by another person's words or actions to accept something false as true.

Common phrases

  • 말에 속다ma re sok tta

    be fooled by words

  • 겉모습에 속다keon mo seu be sok tta

    be fooled by appearances

  • 싼 가격에 속다ssan ka gyeo ge sok tta

    be fooled by a low price

Similar words

속아넘어가다soganeomeogada: Fall for a clever trick and accept its false claim as true.
속이다sogida: Make another person believe a lie by hiding or changing the truth.
사기당하다sagidanghada: Lose money or property after being deceived through fraud.

Definition in Korean

다른 사람의 말이나 행동에 속아서 진짜를 잘못 믿게 되다.ta reun sa ra mui ma ri na haeng dong e so ga seo chin jja reul chal mot mit kke toe da

Word origin

The native Korean verb 속다 (soktta, "be fooled") belongs to the same word family as the verb meaning "to deceive", but it focuses on the person who is misled.

Usage tips

  • English often separates being fooled from losing something through deception, but this Korean verb can cover both when a trick causes a loss.

Other meanings

  • be deceivedverb

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