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TOPIK 3verb

설득하다

seoldeukada [설뜨카다]

설득해요 · 설득했어요 · 설득할 거예요 · 설득하세요

to persuade, to convince

Example

친구를 설득해서 같이 여행을 갔어요.

I persuaded my friend, and we went on a trip together.

Word parts

설 speak득 gain

Literally 'speak and gain' — win someone over with words.

Good to know

Pronounced [설뜨카다] — ㄷ after ㄹ tenses in Sino-Korean 설득 [설뜩], and ㄱ + ㅎ becomes ㅋ.