Korean word

어기다

Pronunciation

Romanizationeogida

Meaning

  • verbbreak

Example

다음부터는 약속을 어기지 마세요.ta eum bu teo neun yak sso geul eo gi ji ma se yo

Please don't break your promises from now on.

Illustration for 어기다 (break)

More examples

규칙을 어기면 처벌을 받을 수 있다.kyu chi geul eo gi myeon cheo beo reul pa deul ssu it tta

If you break a rule, you may be punished.

Core concept

Someone acts against a commitment, instruction, or standard instead of staying within its limits.

Common phrases

  • 약속을 어기다yak sso geul eo gi da

    break a promise

  • 규칙을 어기다kyu chi geul eo gi da

    break a rule

Similar words

지키다chikida: Doing what a promise or rule requires means keeping it.
위반하다wibanhada: Crossing the limits set by a law, regulation, or contract is a formal violation.
무시하다musihada: Refusing to pay attention or respond to someone or something means ignoring it.

Definition in Korean

사람이 한 말이나 약속·규범을 지키지 않고 어긋나게 행동함을 나타내는 동사.sa ra mi han ma ri na yak ssok kyu beo meul chi ki ji an ko eo geun na ge haeng dong ha meul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

Reliable evidence does not establish how this native Korean verb was originally formed.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can use this word for both personal commitments and formal rules, so its meaning is broader than a promise alone.

Other meanings

  • violateverb
  • disobeyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 어김eogimviolationnoun
  • 어김없이eogimeopssiwithout failadverb

Word lists with this word