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TOPIK 2adjective

동그랗다

donggeurata [동그라타]

동그래요 · 동그랬어요 · 동그란 (+noun) (ㅎ irregular)

round, circular

Example

아기 눈이 동그랗고 정말 귀여워요.

The baby's eyes are round and really cute.

Word parts

Related to 둥글다 'round'; the bright vowel ㅗ gives a smaller, cuter feel. The noun is 동그라미 'circle'.

Good to know

Pronounced [동그라타]: ㅎ and ㄷ merge into ㅌ. As an ㅎ irregular, the ㅎ drops before endings: 동그란 얼굴 'a round face'.