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TOPIK 3verb

쌓이다

ssaida [싸이다]

쌓여요 · 쌓였어요 · 쌓일 거예요 · 쌓인 (+noun)

to pile up, to be stacked, to accumulate

Example

밤새 눈이 내려서 길에 많이 쌓였어요.

It snowed all night, so a lot piled up on the roads.

Word parts

Passive of 쌓다 'to pile, to stack'.

Good to know

Pronounced [싸이다]: the ㅎ is silent; common in 스트레스가 쌓이다 'stress builds up'.