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TOPIK 3verb

통과하다

tonggwahada

통과해요 · 통과했어요 · 통과할 거예요 · 통과하세요

to pass through; to pass (a test, a bill)

Example

저는 한 번에 운전면허 시험에 통과했어요.

I passed my driver's license test on the first try.

Word parts

통 go through과 pass

Literally 'go through and pass by.'

Good to know

Both 시험에 통과하다 and 시험을 통과하다 are common; 합격하다 is the standard word for passing exams.