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TOPIK 4verb

멍들다

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멍들어요 · 멍들었어요 · 멍들 거예요 · 멍든 (+noun) (ㄹ drops)

to bruise, to get bruised

Example

넘어져서 무릎이 파랗게 멍들었어요.

I fell, and my knee got a dark bruise.

Word parts

멍 'bruise' + 들다 'to set in.'

Good to know

Also figurative: 마음이 멍들다 'to be hurt deep inside'.