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TOPIK 2verb

꺼지다

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꺼져요 · 꺼졌어요 · 꺼질 거예요 · 꺼지는 (+noun)

to go off, to turn off, to go out (light, fire); to die (battery)

Example

배터리가 없어서 핸드폰이 갑자기 꺼졌어요.

My phone suddenly died because the battery ran out.

Word parts

끄다 'to turn off' + -어지다 'become'; the ㅡ drops.

Good to know

Careful: 꺼져! said to a person is a rude 'Get lost!'