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TOPIK 4verb

물러나다

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물러나요 · 물러났어요 · 물러날 거예요 · 물러나세요

to step back, retreat; to resign, step down

Example

사장님이 건강 문제로 자리에서 물러났어요.

The company president stepped down because of health problems.

Word parts

물러- 'back off' + 나다 'go out'.

Good to know

Use 물러나다 for stepping down from a post; 물러서다 is more for physically backing up or backing down.