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TOPIK 6verb

짓누르다

jinnureuda [진누르다]

짓눌러요 · 짓눌렀어요 · 짓누를 거예요 · 짓누르세요 (르 irregular)

to press down hard, to crush; to weigh on, to oppress

Example

시험에 대한 부담감이 나를 짓눌렀어요.

The pressure of the exam weighed heavily on me.

Word parts

짓- (hard, roughly) + 누르다 (to press).

Good to know

Pronounced [진누르다] — nasalization; the passive 짓눌리다 'to be crushed' is very common.