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TOPIK 5verb

급증하다

geupjeunghada [급쯩하다]

급증해요 · 급증했어요 · 급증할 거예요 · 급증한 (+noun)

to increase sharply, to surge

Example

온라인 쇼핑 이용자가 최근 급증했어요.

Online shoppers have surged recently.

Word parts

급 sudden증 increase

Literally 'sudden increase'; 급- = sharply: 급증, 급감, 급등, 급락.

Good to know

Pronounced [급쯩하다] — tensing after ㅂ.