Korean word

짚다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchiptta

Meaning

  • verbpinpoint

Example

그는 문제를 보고 정답을 짚었다.keu neun mun je reul po go cheong da beul chi peot tta

He looked at the problem and pinpointed the correct answer.

Illustration for 짚다 (pinpoint)

More examples

회의에서 그는 핵심을 짚었다.hoe ui e seo keu neun haek ssi meul chi peot tta

At the meeting, he identified the main point.

Core concept

Narrowing in on the exact answer or key point by following a clue or instinct.

Common phrases

  • 정답을 짚다cheong da beul chip tta

    pinpoint the right answer

  • 요점을 짚다yo jeo meul chip tta

    identify the key point

  • 지팡이로 짚다chi pang i ro chip tta

    lean on a cane

Similar words

알아맞히다aramachida: Work out and state a hidden answer correctly, often in a quiz or riddle.
맞히다machida: Get an answer, cause, prediction, or a person's identity right.

Definition in Korean

문제나 상황에서 정답이나 핵심을 단서나 직감으로 짚어 맞히다.mun je na sang hwang e seo cheong da bi na haek ssi meul tan seo na chik kka meu ro chi peo ma chi da

Word origin

This native Korean verb extends from the concrete act of touching or indicating a spot to identifying an answer or key point.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a wild guess, this word often suggests that a clue or intuition leads to the answer, even when the reasoning is not fully explained.

Other meanings

  • point atverb
  • touchverb
  • lean onverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 짚어보다chipeobodatry to guessverb
  • 짚어내다chipeonaedapinpointverb

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