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TOPIK 2adjective

그립다

geuripda [그립따]

그리워요 · 그리웠어요 · 그리운 (+noun) (ㅂ irregular)

missed, longed for; nostalgic

Example

고향에 계신 부모님이 많이 그리워요.

I really miss my parents back home.

Word parts

Related to the old verb 그리다 'to long for'; the verb form is 그리워하다 'to miss'.

Good to know

보고 싶어요 is the everyday 'I miss you'; 그리워요 sounds deeper and more poetic.