Korean word

저러다

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheoreoda

Meaning

  • verbact that way

Example

회의 때마다 그는 저러다.hoe ui ttae ma da keu neun cheo reo da

At every meeting, he acts that way.

Illustration for 저러다 (act that way)

More examples

저러다간 크게 다칠 수 있어.cheo reo da gan keu ge ta chil ssu i sseo

If you continue to act that way, you could get seriously hurt.

Core concept

A speaker highlights a person's or situation's behavior as being that way without naming the behavior itself.

Common phrases

  • 저러다간cheo reo da gan

    if one continues to act that way

  • 저러다니cheo reo da ni

    I cannot believe one would act that way

  • 저러다 보니cheo reo da po ni

    because of acting that way

Similar words

그러다keureoda: Continue doing that as a later change or result develops.
저렇게 하다cheoreoke hada: Do something in the way already shown or mentioned.

Definition in Korean

사람이나 상황이 그런 모습이나 행동을 보인다는 뜻으로, 주로 제3자를 가리킬 때 쓰는 말이다.sa ra mi na sang hwang i keu reon mo seu bi na haeng dong eul po in da neun tteu seu ro chu ro che 3 cha reul kka ri kil ttae sseu neun ma ri da

Word origin

저러다 (jeoreoda, "act that way") connects a demonstrative meaning of 저 (jeo, "that") with the related idea of being like that and turns it into an action expression.

Usage tips

  • A change in intonation can make the same expression sound like simple observation or like mild criticism, so tone is important in conversation.

Other meanings

  • be like thatadjective

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