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TOPIK 5verb

덮어씌우다

deopeossiuda [더퍼씨우다]

덮어씌워요 · 덮어씌웠어요 · 덮어씌울 거예요 · 덮어씌우세요

to cover (something over); to pin the blame on, frame

Example

그는 자기 잘못을 동료에게 덮어씌웠어요.

He pinned his own mistake on his coworker.

Word parts

덮다 'to cover' + 씌우다 'to put on': covering someone with blame.

Good to know

Common pattern: 죄를 덮어씌우다 or 누명을 씌우다, 'to falsely accuse someone.'