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TOPIK 4verb

짊어지다

jilmeojida [질머지다]

짊어져요 · 짊어졌어요 · 짊어질 거예요 · 짊어지세요

to carry on one's back; to shoulder (a burden, responsibility)

Example

그는 가족의 생계를 혼자 짊어졌어요.

He shouldered his family's livelihood all by himself.

Word parts

Related to 지다 'to carry on one's back'.

Good to know

Pronounced [질머지다].