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TOPIK 3verb

소독하다

sodokada [소도카다]

소독해요 · 소독했어요 · 소독할 거예요 · 소독하세요

to disinfect, to sterilize

Example

간호사가 주사를 놓기 전에 팔을 소독했어요.

The nurse disinfected my arm before giving the shot.

Word parts

소 dissolve독 poison

Literally 'eliminate poison' plus 하다 'to do'.