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TOPIK 4adverb

꼼짝

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꼼짝 못 하다 / 꼼짝 않다 / 꼼짝 마! (Freeze!)

(not) budge an inch, (not) move at all

Example

너무 아파서 하루 종일 꼼짝도 못 했어요.

I was so sick I couldn't move all day.

Word parts

A mimetic word for a tiny movement; related to 꼼지락거리다 'to wriggle'.

Good to know

Almost always negative: 꼼짝 못 하다, 꼼짝도 안 하다, or the command 꼼짝 마!