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TOPIK 5verb

통탄하다

tongtanhada

통탄해요 · 통탄했어요 · 통탄할 거예요 · 통탄하세요

to deeply lament, to bitterly deplore

Example

국민들은 어이없는 사고로 아이들을 잃은 것을 통탄했습니다.

The nation bitterly mourned losing children in such a senseless accident.

Word parts

통 painful탄 sigh

Literally 'painful sigh' — the strongest of the 'sigh' verbs.