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TOPIK 6verb

진력하다

jillyeokada [질려카다]

진력해요 · 진력했어요 · 진력할 거예요 · 진력하세요

to do one's utmost, to devote all one's energy

Example

정부는 피해 복구에 진력하겠다고 밝혔습니다.

The government said it would do its utmost to recover from the damage.

Word parts

진 exhaust력 strength

Literally 'exhaust one's strength' — giving everything to a task.

Good to know

Pronounced [질려카다] — ㄴ before ㄹ becomes ㄹ.