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TOPIK 6verb

분열하다

bunyeolhada [부녈하다]

분열해요 · 분열했어요 · 분열할 거예요 · 분열한 (+noun)

to split, to divide; to break up (a group)

Example

당 내부 갈등으로 조직이 둘로 분열했어요.

Due to internal conflict, the organization split in two.

Word parts

분 divide열 split

Literally 'divide and split'.

Good to know

Pronounced [부녈하다] — the batchim ㄴ links to the next vowel.