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TOPIK 3verb

발생하다

balsaenghada [발쌩하다]

발생해요 · 발생했어요 · 발생할 거예요 · 발생한 (+noun)

to occur, to happen, to break out

Example

어젯밤 고속도로에서 큰 교통사고가 발생했습니다.

A major traffic accident occurred on the highway last night.

Word parts

발 emit, start생 arise

Literally 'start and arise' plus 하다.

Good to know

발생하다 is formal, typical in news; in conversation use 생기다 or 일어나다.