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TOPIK 3verb

망치다

mangchida

망쳐요 · 망쳤어요 · 망칠 거예요 · 망친 (+noun)

to ruin, spoil, mess up

Example

감기 때문에 중요한 시험을 망쳤어요.

I messed up an important exam because of a cold.

Word parts

Probably linked to 망하다 'to go to ruin, go bankrupt'.

Good to know

Everyday collocations: 시험을 망치다 'bomb a test', 분위기를 망치다 'kill the mood'.