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TOPIK 6verb

범람하다

beomnamhada [범남하다]

범람해요 · 범람했어요 · 범람할 거예요 · 범람한 (+noun)

to overflow, to flood; to be flooded with (a glut of something)

Example

폭우로 강물이 범람했습니다.

The river overflowed because of the heavy rain.

Word parts

범 overflow람 flood

Both syllables carry the water radical — water spreading everywhere.

Good to know

Pronounced [범남하다] — ㄹ becomes ㄴ after ㅁ.