Korean Conversation · Level 93
15 words
Korean word
잃어버리다
Pronunciation
Romanizationireobeorida
Meaning
- verblose
Example
저는 가방을 잃어버렸어요.cheo neun ka bang eul i reo beo ryeo sseo yo
I lost my bag.
More examples
어제 밤에 핸드폰을 잃어버렸어요.eo je pa me haen deu po neul i reo beo ryeo sseo yo
Last night, I lost my phone.
Core concept
A person accidentally loses something that the person had, leaving the person without it afterward.
Common phrases
핸드폰을 잃어버리다haen deu po neul i reo beo ri da
lose a mobile phone
가방을 잃어버리다ka bang eul i reo beo ri da
lose a bag
기억을 잃어버리다ki eo geul i reo beo ri da
lose one's memory
Similar words
잃다ilta: A person or object once held or seen can no longer be found.
잊어버리다ijeobeorida: A needed memory disappears from the mind and cannot be recalled.
분실하다punsilhada: A possession accidentally left somewhere cannot be found again.
없어지다eopsseojida: Something that was present becomes absent from its place.
Definition in Korean
소유하던 물건이나 상태를 실수로 잃어서 손에 없게 되다를 뜻하는 동사.so yu ha deon mul geo ni na sang tae reul sil su ro i reo seo so ne eop kke toe da reul tteu ta neun tong sa
Word origin
This verb combines the idea of losing something with 버리다 (beorida, "throw away"), whose helper-verb use makes the loss feel complete.
Usage tips
- The similar Korean verb for forgetting describes a fact or name leaving memory, not an object going missing.