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TOPIK 5verb

뒤바꾸다

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뒤바꿔요 · 뒤바꿨어요 · 뒤바꿀 거예요 · 뒤바꾸세요

to reverse, to switch around, to turn upside down

Example

그 사건은 그녀의 인생을 완전히 뒤바꿔 놓았어요.

That incident completely turned her life around.

Word parts

Prefix 뒤- adds 'totally, upside-down' to 바꾸다; compare 뒤엎다, 뒤섞다.