지다 (chida) means “lose” | MotiTan Korean Dictionary

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해가 졌어요.hae ga cheo sseo yo

The sun has set.

A person or team gives up its advantage and ends up on the losing side.

패하다paehada: Suffer defeat in a match or competition.
밀리다millida: Become disadvantaged in a contest as an opponent pushes ahead.

시합 등에서 상대보다 열세에 놓여 결국 패배하는 상태가 되다.si hap teung e seo sang dae bo da yeol se e no yeo kyeol guk pae bae ha neun sang tae ga toe da

Its exact historical path is uncertain, but this native Korean verb connects the idea of going down with losing, sinking, and setting.

The losing side is usually the subject, so the team that fails to win is marked as the one that loses rather than the opponent.