Korean word

잇따르다

Pronunciation

Romanizationitttareuda

Meaning

  • verbhappen one after another

Example

사고가 잇따랐어요.sa go ga it tta ra sseo yo

Accidents happened one after another.

Illustration for 잇따르다 (happen one after another)

More examples

독자들의 문의가 잇따랐어요.tok jja deu rui mu nui ga it tta ra sseo yo

Readers' inquiries came one after another.

Core concept

Events line up as a sequence in which each new event follows the previous one.

Common phrases

  • 사고가 잇따르다sa go ga it tta reu da

    accidents occur one after another

  • 질문이 잇따르다chil mu ni it tta reu da

    questions arise one after another

  • 의혹이 잇따르다ui ho gi it tta reu da

    suspicions arise one after another

Similar words

잇달다itttalda: Several events arise one after another during a brief period.
이어지다ieojida: A connected sequence carries on without interruption.
일어나다ireonada: An event comes to pass.

Definition in Korean

어떤 일이 계속해서 뒤따라 일어나는 동사.eo tteon i ri kye so kae seo twi tta ra i reo na neun tong sa

Word origin

Its precise word history is uncertain, but 잇따르다 (itttareuda, "to happen one after another") is a native Korean expression for events occurring in succession.

Usage tips

  • It naturally takes an event as its subject, especially in reporting, which helps distinguish it from verbs used mainly for a person deliberately following someone.

Opposites

Related words

  • 잇따라itttaraone after anotheradverb
  • 잇달다itttaldafollow one after anotherverb

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