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TOPIK 2verb

넘다

neomda [넘따]

넘어요 · 넘었어요 · 넘을 거예요 · 넘으세요

to exceed, to be over; to cross, to go over

Example

벌써 밤 열두 시가 넘었어요.

It's already past midnight.

Word parts

넘어지다 'fall over' and 넘치다 'overflow' share this root.