TOPIK · Level 323
15 words
Korean word
씻기다
Pronunciation
Romanizationssitkkida
Meaning
- verbbe washed
Example
옷이 씻겨서 지금은 깨끗해요.o si ssit kkyeo seo chi geu meun kkae kkeu tae yo
The clothes were washed, so they are clean now.
More examples
옷이 씻겨서 냄새가 없어졌어요.o si ssit kkyeo seo naem sae ga eop sseo jeo sseo yo
The clothes were washed, so the smell disappeared.
Core concept
A person or thing becomes clean through someone else's washing, with the verb also extending to the act of washing another person.
Common phrases
옷이 씻기다o si ssit kki da
clothes be washed
손이 씻기다so ni ssit kki da
hands be washed
때가 씻기다ttae ga ssit kki da
dirt be washed away
Similar words
씻다ssittta: Remove dirt or residue from a person or thing with water or another liquid.
빨래하다ppallaehada: Clean clothes by washing them by hand or in a machine.
헹구다hengguda: Use running water to remove soap or remaining dirt from something.
닦다taktta: Clean a surface by rubbing it with a hand or cloth to remove dirt or water.
Definition in Korean
옷이나 사람이 다른 힘에 의해 씻겨 결과적으로 깨끗해지는 상태를 가리키며, 상황에 따라 '누군가를 씻겨 주다'라는 의미로도 쓰이는 동사이다.o si na sa ra mi ta reun hi me ui hae ssit kkyeo kyeol gwa jeo geu ro kkae kkeu tae ji neun sang tae reul ka ri ki myeo sang hwang e tta ra nu gun ga reul ssit kkyeo chu da ra neun ui mi ro do sseu i neun tong sa i da
Word origin
The basic wash verb takes -gi-, a Korean suffix that can show either a passive result or a causative action, and the surrounding sentence selects the reading.
Usage tips
- Learning the subject and object patterns together prevents the common mistake of treating every use as only an action done to the subject.
Other meanings
- wash someoneverb
Opposites
- 더럽혀지다teoreopyeojidaget dirtyverb
- 오염되다oyeomdoedabecome contaminatedverb