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TOPIK 5adjective

남루하다

namnuhada [남누하다]

남루해요 · 남루했어요 · 남루한 (+noun)

shabby, ragged, threadbare

Example

그 노인은 남루한 옷차림으로 길가에 앉아 있었어요.

The old man was sitting by the road in ragged clothes.

Word parts

남 ragged루 rags

Literally 'tattered rags' — used mostly for clothing.

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Pronounced [남누하다] — ㄹ after ㅁ becomes ㄴ.