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TOPIK 3verb

끊어지다

kkeuneojida [끄너지다]

끊어져요 · 끊어졌어요 · 끊어질 거예요 · 끊어진 (+noun)

to be cut off, to be disconnected; to snap, to break (a string)

Example

통화 중에 갑자기 전화가 끊어졌어요.

The call suddenly got cut off while we were talking.

Word parts

From 끊다 (to cut, to hang up) + -어지다 (to become).

Good to know

Pronounced [끄너지다] — the ㅎ in ㄶ is silent.