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TOPIK 5verb

깨우치다

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깨우쳐요 · 깨우쳤어요 · 깨우칠 거예요 · 깨우치세요

to enlighten, to make (someone) realize; to come to realize

Example

선생님은 학생들에게 배움의 기쁨을 깨우쳐 주셨어요.

The teacher helped the students discover the joy of learning.

Word parts

Related to 깨다 'to wake up' and 깨닫다 'to realize' — waking up the mind.

Good to know

Often used with 주다 to mean opening someone else's eyes: 깨우쳐 주다.