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TOPIK 3verb

금지하다

geumjihada

금지해요 · 금지했어요 · 금지할 거예요 · 금지하세요

to prohibit, to ban, to forbid

Example

정부는 공원에서 담배 피우는 것을 금지했습니다.

The government banned smoking in parks.

Word parts

금 forbid지 stop

Literally 'forbid and stop.'