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TOPIK 2verb

결석하다

gyeolseokada [결써카다]

결석해요 · 결석했어요 · 결석할 거예요 · 결석하세요

to be absent, to miss (class)

Example

감기에 걸려서 어제 학교에 결석했어요.

I caught a cold, so I missed school yesterday.

Word parts

결 lacking석 seat

Literally 'empty seat'.

Good to know

Pronounced [결써카다]; the opposite is 출석하다 'to attend'.