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TOPIK 4verb

미끄러지다

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미끄러져요 · 미끄러졌어요 · 미끄러질 거예요 · 미끄러진 (+noun)

to slip, slide; to fail (an exam)

Example

길이 얼어서 집 앞에서 미끄러졌어요.

The road was icy, so I slipped in front of my house.

Word parts

From 미끄럽다 'slippery'.

Good to know

Colloquially, 시험에 미끄러지다 means to fail an exam.