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TOPIK 4adjective

울적하다

uljeokada [울쩌카다]

울적해요 · 울적했어요 · 울적한 (+noun)

blue, down, gloomy, lonely and sad

Example

비 오는 날에는 왠지 기분이 울적해요.

On rainy days, I feel down for some reason.

Word parts

울 gloomy적 lonely

Literally 'gloomy and lonely'.

Good to know

Pronounced [울쩌카다]: ㄱ + ㅎ becomes an aspirated ㅋ.