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TOPIK 4verb

몰두하다

molduhada [몰뚜하다]

몰두해요 · 몰두했어요 · 몰두할 거예요 · 몰두하세요

to be absorbed in, to devote oneself to, to concentrate on

Example

그는 연구에 몰두해서 밥 먹는 것도 잊었어요.

He was so absorbed in his research that he forgot to eat.

Word parts

몰 sink두 head

Literally 'sink your head into it'.

Good to know

Pattern: N에 몰두하다, as in 일에 몰두하다 'bury oneself in work'.