그는 죽은 아내의 환영을 보았다.
He saw the phantom of his dead wife.
Korean
죽다
죽다
Meaning: to die
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Verb inflections
| Form | Inflected form |
|---|---|
| Base | 죽다 |
| Present | 죽는다 |
| Polite | 죽어요 |
| Formal | 죽습니다 |
| Past | 죽었다 |
| Past + Polite | 죽었어요 |
| Guess + Polite | 죽겠어요 |
| Connective | 죽고 |
| Conditional | 죽으면 |
| Volitional | 죽자 |
| Imperative | 죽어라 |
| Imperative + Polite | 죽으세요 |
| Attributive | 죽는 / 죽은 / 죽을 |
Example sentences
I'm so tired, I feel like I'm going to die.
어제는 어찌나 춥던지 얼어 죽는 줄 알았다.
It was so cold yesterday I thought I was going to freeze to death.
그는 죽을 지경이었다.
He was on the verge of death.
'모든 사람은 죽는다'라는 명제는 참이다.
The proposition 'all humans die' is true.
사람은 죽은 후 시왕에게 심판을 받는다고 한다.
It is said that after a person dies, they are judged by the Ten Kings in the afterlife.
Usage Notes
Literally means 'to die', but is often used hyperbolically with an adjective (e.g., 피곤해 죽겠다) to mean 'very' or 'extremely', similar to 'dying of/from' in English.
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