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TOPIK 5verb

자아내다

jaanaeda

자아내요 · 자아냈어요 · 자아낼 거예요 · 자아내세요

to evoke, to draw out (feelings like laughter or tears); to spin (thread)

Example

그의 농담이 사람들의 웃음을 자아냈어요.

His joke drew laughter from everyone.

Word parts

From 잣다 'to spin thread' + 내다 'out': spinning feelings out of people.