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TOPIK 6adjective

속되다

sokdoeda [속뙤다]

속돼요 · 속됐어요 · 속된 (+noun)

vulgar, crude, common, worldly

Example

속된 말로 하면 그 사람은 금수저예요.

To put it in slang, he was born with a silver spoon.

Word parts

속 worldly

Built from 속 'worldly, common' plus -되다.

Good to know

속된 말로 'to put it crudely' is a common way to introduce slang. Pronounced [속뙤다].