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TOPIK 4verb

배다

baeda

배요 · 배었어요 · 밸 거예요 · 밴 (+noun)

to soak in, permeate (smell, sweat); to become ingrained

Example

고기를 구웠더니 옷에 냄새가 배었어요.

I grilled meat, and the smell soaked into my clothes.

Word parts

Homonym warning: another 배다 means 'to be pregnant with', as in 아이를 배다.

Good to know

몸에 배다 means a habit has become second nature.