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TOPIK 5verb

거듭나다

geodeumnada [거듬나다]

거듭나요 · 거듭났어요 · 거듭날 거예요 · 거듭나세요

to be reborn, to be transformed, to become anew

Example

그 식당은 새 메뉴 덕분에 지역 명소로 거듭났어요.

Thanks to its new menu, the restaurant was reborn as a local landmark.

Word parts

Built from 거듭 'again' plus 나다 'to be born' — literally 'born again.'

Good to know

Pronounced [거듬나다] — nasalization. Pattern: N(으)로 거듭나다.