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TOPIK 3verb

그리워하다

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그리워해요 · 그리워했어요 · 그리워할 거예요 · 그리워하세요

to miss, to long for

Example

우리 할머니는 고향을 늘 그리워하세요.

My grandmother always misses her hometown.

Word parts

From 그립다 'missed' plus -어하다, which turns a feeling into an action verb.

Good to know

Use 그리워하다 for other people's feelings with an object (N을); for your own, say 고향이 그리워요.