꼬여요 · 꼬였어요 · 꼬일 거예요 · 꼬인 (+noun)
to get twisted, to get tangled; to go wrong
Example
처음부터 일이 꼬여서 계획이 늦어졌어요.
Things went wrong from the start, so the plan got delayed.
Word parts
Passive of 꼬다 'to twist', as in 다리를 꼬다 'to cross your legs'.
Good to know
Homonym: 꼬이다 also means bugs swarming, as in 파리가 꼬이다.
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