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TOPIK 6verb

하소연하다

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하소연해요 · 하소연했어요 · 하소연할 거예요 · 하소연하세요

to pour out one's troubles, to plead one's case, to complain (to someone)

Example

친구에게 회사 일의 어려움을 한참 하소연했어요.

I poured out my troubles about work to my friend for a long time.

Word parts

Looks Sino-Korean but is native; it means asking to be heard, not just griping.