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TOPIK 6adjective

애달프다

aedalpeuda

애달파요 · 애달팠어요 · 애달픈 (+noun) (ㅡ drops)

to be heartrending, poignant, achingly sad

Example

떠난 사람을 그리워하는 노래가 애달파요.

The song longing for someone who left is heartbreaking.

Word parts

Probably from 애 'insides, heart' (as in 애타다) + 닳다 'wear away': heart-wearing sadness.