Korean word

쏟아지다

Pronunciation

Romanizationssodajida

Meaning

  • verbspill

Example

컵을 기울여서 물이 쏟아졌어요.keo beul ki u ryeo seo mu ri sso da jeo sseo yo

When the cup was tilted, the water spilled.

Illustration for 쏟아지다 (spill)

More examples

연설이 끝나자 박수갈채가 쏟아졌다.yeon seo ri kkeun na ja pak ssu gal chae ga sso da jeot tta

When the speech ended, applause broke out.

Core concept

Something held in a container or spread over a surface suddenly comes out in a large flow.

Common phrases

  • 컵에서 물이 쏟아지다keo be seo mu ri sso da ji da

    spill out of a cup

  • 비가 쏟아지다pi ga sso da ji da

    rain heavily

  • 박수갈채가 쏟아지다pak ssu gal chae ga sso da ji da

    applause break out

Similar words

쏟다ssottta: Letting liquid or powder out of a container, either by accident or on purpose.
넘치다neomchida: Becoming too full and sending contents beyond the edge or boundary.
흘러넘치다heulleoneomchida: Liquid rises to the top and runs over a container's edge.
흐르다heureuda: Moving continuously along a path, as water, air, time, or feelings can do.

Definition in Korean

용기나 표면 위에 있던 액체나 작은 물건이 한꺼번에 밖으로 넘쳐 나오거나, 하늘에서 비가 세게 내리는 현상을 말한다.yong gi na pyo myeon wi e it tteon aek che na cha geun mul geo ni han kkeo beo ne pa kkeu ro neom cheo na o geo na ha neu re seo pi ga se ge nae ri neun hyeon sang eul mal han da

Word origin

The verb combines a base meaning to spill with a suffix that marks a resulting state or spontaneous event, giving the sense of spilling out.

Usage tips

  • When the subject is rain, translate it as rain heavily rather than spill, since English does not use spill for ordinary rainfall.

Other meanings

  • overflowverb
  • flow outverb

Opposites

Related words

Word lists with this word