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TOPIK 2verb

부탁드리다

butakdeurida [부탁뜨리다]

부탁드려요 · 부탁드렸어요 · 부탁드릴 거예요 · 부탁드립니다 (formal)

to ask a favor (humble, polite)

Example

다음 주에 일이 있어서 사장님께 휴가를 부탁드렸어요.

I have something going on next week, so I asked my boss for time off.

Word parts

부 hand over탁 entrust

부탁 'favor' plus humble 드리다 'to give (to a superior)'.

Good to know

Humble form: use it when asking someone older or higher in rank; the person asked takes 께.