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TOPIK 6verb

전복하다

jeonbokada [전보카다]

전복해요 · 전복했어요 · 전복할 거예요 · 전복하세요

to overturn, to capsize; to overthrow (a regime)

Example

폭풍우 속에서 작은 어선이 전복했습니다.

A small fishing boat capsized in the storm.

Word parts

전 topple복 overturn

Literally 'topple and overturn' — boats, cars, or governments.

Good to know

Homonym warning: 전복 is also the noun 'abalone' (a different word).