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TOPIK 4verb

전해지다

jeonhaejida

전해져요 · 전해졌어요 · 전해질 거예요 · 전해진 (+noun)

to be reported, to be conveyed; to be handed down

Example

그 배우가 다음 달에 결혼하는 것으로 전해졌습니다.

The actor is reported to be getting married next month.

Word parts

전 convey

전하다 'to pass on' + -어지다 'become': to get passed on.

Good to know

News reports often end with ~것으로 전해졌습니다 'it is reported that…'.