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TOPIK 4verb

되찾다

doechatda [되찯따]

되찾아요 · 되찾았어요 · 되찾을 거예요 · 되찾으세요

to get back, to regain, to recover

Example

잃어버린 지갑을 경찰서에서 되찾았어요.

I got my lost wallet back at the police station.

Word parts

되- 'back' + 찾다 'to find': finding what you once had.

Good to know

Common with abstract nouns: 건강을 되찾다, 웃음을 되찾다, 자신감을 되찾다.