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TOPIK 3verb

구별하다

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구별해요 · 구별했어요 · 구별할 거예요 · 구별하세요

to distinguish, tell apart

Example

쌍둥이라서 두 사람을 구별하기가 어려워요.

They're twins, so it's hard to tell them apart.

Word parts

구 divide별 separate

Literally 'divide and separate'.

Good to know

구별하다 is telling things apart by their differences; 구분하다 is sorting things into groups.