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TOPIK 3verb

퇴직하다

toejikada [퇴지카다]

퇴직해요 · 퇴직했어요 · 퇴직할 거예요 · 퇴직하세요

to retire, to leave one's job

Example

삼촌은 작년에 회사를 퇴직하고 시골로 이사했어요.

My uncle left his company last year and moved to the countryside.

Word parts

퇴 leave직 job

Literally 'leave the job'.

Good to know

퇴직하다 is leaving a specific job; 은퇴하다 is retiring from working life altogether.