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TOPIK 3verb

부딪치다

buditchida [부딛치다]

부딪쳐요 · 부딪쳤어요 · 부딪칠 거예요 · 부딪치세요

to bump into, to crash into, to collide; to face (a problem)

Example

길에서 휴대폰을 보다가 사람과 부딪쳤어요.

I bumped into someone while looking at my phone on the street.

Word parts

From 부딪다 'to bump' + -치- for emphasis.

Good to know

부딪치다 means actively bumping into something; 부딪히다 means getting hit by something.