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TOPIK 2adjective

귀찮다

gwichanta [귀찬타]

귀찮아요 · 귀찮았어요 · 귀찮은 (+noun)

bothersome, annoying, too much trouble

Example

비가 와서 밖에 나가기 귀찮아요.

It's raining, so going out feels like too much trouble.

Word parts

Probably shrunk from 귀하지 않다 'not precious' — not worth the effort.

Good to know

Pronounced [귀찬타], but 귀찮아요 sounds like [귀차나요] — the ㅎ goes silent before a vowel.