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TOPIK 4verb

상실하다

sangsilhada

상실해요 · 상실했어요 · 상실할 거예요 · 상실한 (+noun)

to lose (something important), to be deprived of

Example

그는 사고로 기억을 일부 상실했어요.

He lost part of his memory in an accident.

Word parts

상 lose실 lose

Two 'lose' syllables stacked — a serious, permanent loss.

Good to know

Used for abstract or serious losses like 기억, 자격, 의욕; for lost keys just say 잃어버리다.