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TOPIK 3verb

파악하다

paakada [파아카다]

파악해요 · 파악했어요 · 파악할 거예요 · 파악하세요

to grasp, to understand, to figure out

Example

먼저 상황을 정확하게 파악해야 해요.

First, we need to understand the situation accurately.

Word parts

파 grasp악 hold

Literally 'grasp and hold' something in your mind.

Good to know

Pronounced [파아카다]; it sounds more formal than 알다 and fits work or news contexts.