Korean word

적히다

Pronunciation

Romanizationcheokida

Meaning

  • verbbe written

Example

메모에 이름이 적혔어요.me mo e i reu mi cheo kyeo sseo yo

The name is written on the note.

Illustration for 적히다 (be written)

More examples

주소가 적혀 있지 않아요.chu so ga cheo kyeo it jji a na yo

The address is not written down.

Core concept

Words or other information appear in writing so that their content is visible and recorded.

Common phrases

  • 메모에 적혀 있다me mo e cheo kyeo it tta

    be written in a memo

  • 주소가 적혀 있다chu so ga cheo kyeo it tta

    be written

  • 목록에 적혀 있다mong no ge cheo kyeo it tta

    be listed

Similar words

쓰여 있다sseuyeo ittta: Writing remains on a surface, making its content visible to the eye.
표기되어 있다pyogidoeeo ittta: Information is shown through written words or symbols for clear identification.
나와 있다nawa ittta: An item or piece of information is displayed in a list or guide.

Definition in Korean

글이 쓰여 있어 그 내용이 사물에 표시되어 있다는 상태를 나타내는 동사keu ri sseu yeo i sseo keu nae yong i sa mu re pyo si doe eo it tta neun sang tae reul na ta nae neun tong sa

Word origin

Its form developed by adding a passive marker to the verb for writing, shifting attention from the writer to the written result.

Usage tips

  • English speakers can link it with situations where a name or detail is already recorded and the person who entered it is not important.

Other meanings

  • be enteredverb

Opposites

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