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TOPIK 3verb

잠기다

jamgida

잠겨요 · 잠겼어요 · 잠길 거예요 · 잠긴 (+noun)

to be locked; to be submerged; to be lost (in thought)

Example

문이 잠겨서 집에 들어갈 수 없어요.

The door is locked, so I can't get into the house.

Word parts

Passive of 잠그다 'to lock'; a homonym means 'to be submerged'.

Good to know

Also 목이 잠기다 'to lose one's voice' and 생각에 잠기다 'to be lost in thought'.