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사고가 나다

sagoga nada

사고가 나요 · 사고가 났어요 · 사고가 날 뻔했어요

an accident happens, to have an accident

Example

눈이 많이 와서 도로에서 사고가 났어요.

It snowed a lot, so there was an accident on the road.

Word parts

사 matter고 mishap

Literally 'an accident comes out'; 나다 is used for events like 불이 나다 'a fire breaks out'.