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TOPIK 4verb

떠올리다

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떠올려요 · 떠올렸어요 · 떠올릴 거예요 · 떠올리세요

to recall, to think of, to bring to mind

Example

그 사진을 보면 항상 고향을 떠올려요.

Whenever I see that photo, I think of my hometown.

Word parts

뜨다 'to float' + 올리다 'to raise': floating a memory up to mind.

Good to know

떠오르다 = an idea pops up by itself; 떠올리다 = you call it up.