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TOPIK 2verb

졸다

jolda

졸아요 · 졸았어요 · 졸 거예요 · 조는 (+noun) (ㄹ drops)

to doze (off), to nod off

Example

수업 시간에 졸다가 선생님께 혼났어요.

I dozed off in class and got scolded by the teacher.

Word parts

The root of 졸리다 (sleepy) and 졸음 (drowsiness).

Good to know

Homonym: 졸다 also means 'to boil down,' as when soup reduces on the stove.