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TOPIK 5verb

묶이다

mukkida [무끼다]

묶여요 · 묶였어요 · 묶일 거예요 · 묶인 (+noun)

to be tied (up), to be bound; to be stuck, to be held up

Example

폭설로 많은 사람들이 공항에 발이 묶였어요.

Because of heavy snow, many people were stranded at the airport.

Word parts

Passive of 묶다 'to tie, to bundle'.

Good to know

발이 묶이다, literally 'one's feet are tied', means 'to be stranded'.