전가해요 · 전가했어요 · 전가할 거예요 · 전가하세요
to shift (blame or burden) onto someone, to pass the buck
Example
자기 잘못을 남에게 전가하지 마세요.
Don't shift the blame for your mistakes onto others.
Word parts
전 transfer+가 marry off
Literally 'transfer and pass off' — the second syllable originally meant marrying a daughter off into another family, hence sending something over to someone else.
Good to know
Fixed collocation: 책임을 전가하다 or 부담을 전가하다.
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