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영향을 미치다

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N에 영향을 미치다 · 미쳐요 · 미쳤어요 · 미칠 거예요

to influence, to have an effect on

Example

스마트폰은 아이들의 생활에 큰 영향을 미쳐요.

Smartphones have a big influence on children's lives.

Word parts

영 shadow향 echo

영향 is literally 'shadow and echo'; 미치다 here means 'to reach'.

Good to know

This 미치다 'to reach' differs from 미치다 'to go crazy'; in casual speech, 영향을 주다 is more common.