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TOPIK 5verb

얕잡다

yatjapda [얃짭따]

얕잡아요 · 얕잡았어요 · 얕잡을 거예요 · 얕잡으세요

to look down on, to underestimate (usually as 얕잡아 보다)

Example

상대 팀을 얕잡아 보다가 경기에서 졌어요.

We underestimated the other team and lost the game.

Word parts

얕다 'shallow' + 잡다 'to reckon': reckoning someone too low.

Good to know

Almost always used as 얕잡아 보다 or 얕잡아 여기다.