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TOPIK 5verb

식별하다

sikbyeolhada [식뼐하다]

식별해요 · 식별했어요 · 식별할 거예요 · 식별하세요

to identify, to make out, to distinguish

Example

안개가 짙어서 앞차를 식별하기 어려웠어요.

The fog was so thick that it was hard to make out the car ahead.

Word parts

식 know별 separate

Literally 'know and separate' — recognizing what something is.

Good to know

식별 is recognizing or identifying, often by sight; 판별 is judging which is right or real.