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TOPIK 4verb

목격하다

mokgyeokada [목껴카다]

목격해요 · 목격했어요 · 목격할 거예요 · 목격하세요

to witness, to see with one's own eyes

Example

저는 어제 길에서 교통사고를 목격했어요.

I witnessed a car accident on the street yesterday.

Word parts

목 eye격 strike

Literally 'to strike the eye.'

Good to know

Used mostly for accidents, crimes or striking events; for ordinary seeing, just use 보다.