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TOPIK 6verb

변별하다

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변별해요 · 변별했어요 · 변별할 거예요 · 변별하세요

to discriminate, to distinguish, to tell apart

Example

아기는 생후 몇 달 만에 엄마 목소리를 변별할 수 있어요.

A baby can tell its mother's voice apart within a few months of birth.

Word parts

변 distinguish별 separate

Literally 'distinguish and separate'.

Good to know

변별력 is common in test talk: a test 'with good 변별력' separates strong and weak students.