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TOPIK 6adjective

헛헛하다

heoteotada [허터타다]

헛헛해요 · 헛헛했어요 · 헛헛한 (+noun)

empty, hollow (feeling); a bit hungry

Example

친구들이 다 떠나고 나니 마음이 헛헛해요.

Now that all my friends have left, I feel empty inside.

Word parts

Probably related to 헛- 'empty, in vain', as in 헛수고 'wasted effort'.

Good to know

Also means slightly hungry: 배가 헛헛하다, close to 출출하다.