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TOPIK 4verb

찌르다

jjireuda

찔러요 · 찔렀어요 · 찌를 거예요 · 찌르세요 (르 irregular)

to stab, prick, poke; to sting (a smell)

Example

친구가 손가락으로 제 옆구리를 찔렀어요.

My friend poked me in the side with a finger.

Good to know

양심에 찔리다 means 'to feel a pang of conscience'.