Korean word

쫓다

Pronunciation

Romanizationjjottta

Meaning

  • verbchase

Example

도둑을 쫓았다.to du geul jjo chat tta

I chased the thief.

Illustration for 쫓다 (chase)

More examples

아이들이 날아간 풍선을 쫓았다.a i deu ri na ra gan pung seo neul jjo chat tta

The children chased the balloon that had flown away.

Core concept

Closing in on a target either to catch it or to drive it away.

Common phrases

  • 뒤를 쫓다twi reul jjot tta

    chase after

  • 고양이를 쫓다ko yang i reul jjot tta

    chase the cat

Similar words

뒤쫓다twijjottta: To follow closely from behind while trying to catch up.
따라다니다ttaradanida: To stay close to someone and go wherever that person goes.
쫓아내다jjochanaeda: To drive someone or something out of a place.
몰다molda: To urge people or animals forward in a certain direction.

Definition in Korean

어떤 대상을 따라가서 붙잡거나 그 자리를 벗어나게 하는 행위를 가리키는 동사.eo tteon tae sang eul tta ra ga seo put jjap kkeo na keu cha ri reul peo seo na ge ha neun haeng wi reul ka ri ki neun tong sa

Word origin

쫓다 (jjottta, "to chase") is a native Korean verb whose central idea is active pursuit of a moving target.

Usage tips

  • In a sentence, the subject of this transitive verb is the pursuer and the object is the person or thing pursued, a useful role check in TOPIK reading.

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