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TOPIK 4verb

굽히다

gupida [구피다]

굽혀요 · 굽혔어요 · 굽힐 거예요 · 굽히세요

to bend; to give in, to yield

Example

그는 끝까지 자기 뜻을 굽히지 않았어요.

He never backed down from his position.

Word parts

Causative of 굽다 'to be bent': literally 'make bent'.

Good to know

Pronounced [구피다] — ㅂ + ㅎ merges into ㅍ.