Korean word

어긋나다

Pronunciation

Romanizationeogeunnada

Meaning

  • verbbe misaligned

Example

액자가 어긋나서 사진이 잘 보이지 않는다.aek jja ga eo geun na seo sa ji ni chal po i ji an neun da

The picture frame is misaligned, so the photo is hard to see.

Illustration for 어긋나다 (be misaligned)

More examples

시계가 어긋나서 시간이 맞지 않는다.si gye ga eo geun na seo si ga ni mat jji an neun da

The clock is misaligned, so it does not show the correct time.

Core concept

A gap opens between things that are expected to meet, match, or follow the same path.

Common phrases

  • 일정이 어긋나다il jeong i eo geun na da

    be misaligned

  • 시간이 어긋나다si ga ni eo geun na da

    be misaligned

Similar words

틀어지다teureojida: A plan or schedule becomes disrupted and no longer follows its intended course.
엇갈리다eotkkallida: Different timing or views cause people to miss each other or fail to agree.

Definition in Korean

약속·계획·위치 따위가 서로 어긋나서 어그러지거나 빗나가다yak ssok kye hoek wi chi tta wi ga seo ro eo geun na seo eo geu reo ji geo na pin na ga da

Word origin

Built from 어긋 (eogeun, "out of line") and 나다 (nada, "to occur"), the word presents misalignment as something that has come about.

Usage tips

  • For conversation, this is a useful way to describe a schedule or arrangement that does not match without implying that anyone made a serious mistake.

Other meanings

  • be out of placeverb
  • differverb
  • miss each otherverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 어긋남eogeunnammisalignmentnoun

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