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막을 내리다

mageul naerida [마글 내리다]

막을 내려요 · 막을 내렸어요 · 막을 내릴 거예요

to come to an end; to close (an event or era)

Example

2주 동안의 축제가 어제 막을 내렸습니다.

The two-week festival came to a close yesterday.

Word parts

막 curtain

Literally 'to lower the curtain,' as at the end of a play.