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TOPIK 6verb

구애되다

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구애돼요 · 구애됐어요 · 구애될 거예요 · 구애된 (+noun)

to be bound by, to be constrained by

Example

나이에 구애되지 않고 누구나 지원할 수 있습니다.

Anyone can apply regardless of age.

Word parts

구 restrain애 obstruct

Literally 'held back and obstructed'.

Good to know

Almost always negative: -에 구애되지 않고 'regardless of'; unrelated to 구애 'courtship'.