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TOPIK 3verb

뽑다

ppopda [뽑따]

뽑아요 · 뽑았어요 · 뽑을 거예요 · 뽑으세요

to pull out; to pick, to choose, to elect; to hire

Example

반 친구들이 저를 반장으로 뽑았어요.

My classmates chose me as class president.

Word parts

Covers pulling out teeth or weeds and picking people, like drawing a name from a hat.

Good to know

Pronounced [뽑따] — the ㄷ after ㅂ becomes tense.