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TOPIK 3verb

울리다

ullida

울려요 · 울렸어요 · 울릴 거예요 · 울리세요

to ring, sound; to make (someone) cry

Example

수업 중에 갑자기 전화벨이 울렸어요.

A phone suddenly rang in the middle of class.

Word parts

Causative of 울다 'to cry', which also covers bells and birds 'crying'.

Good to know

Two senses: 벨이 울리다 'a bell rings' and 아이를 울리다 'make a child cry'.