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TOPIK 5verb

떠받들다

tteobatdeulda [떠받뜰다]

떠받들어요 · 떠받들었어요 · 떠받들 거예요 · 떠받드세요 (ㄹ drops)

to revere, to look up to; to hold up, to support; to pamper

Example

그 집은 막내아들을 왕처럼 떠받들어요.

That family treats their youngest son like a king.

Word parts

Built on 받들다 'to uphold, to serve' — holding someone up above you.