Korean

하다

집착하다
Meaning: to be obsessed with; to cling to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 집착하다
Present 집착한다
Polite 집착해요
Formal 집착합니다
Past 집착했다
Past + Polite 집착했어요
Guess + Polite 집착하겠어요
Connective 집착하고
Conditional 집착하면
Volitional 집착하자
Imperative 집착해라
Imperative + Polite 집착하세요
Attributive 집착하는 / 집착한 / 집착할

Handwriting

執
着

Example

Please don't cling too much to the past.

Usage Notes

Used when someone is emotionally attached to a thought or object and cannot let it go.

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