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TOPIK 5adjective

나약하다

nayakada [나야카다]

나약해요 · 나약했어요 · 나약한 (+noun)

weak, feeble, weak-willed

Example

그런 일로 포기하다니 너무 나약한 거 아니에요?

Giving up over something like that — isn't that too weak?

Word parts

나 timid약 weak

Literally 'timid and weak'.

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Pronounced [나야카다]; usually about weak will or spirit rather than physical strength.