Korean

되새기다

되새기다
Meaning: to ruminate; to reflect on; to chew over
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 되새기다
Present 되새긴다
Polite 되새겨요
Formal 되새깁니다
Past 되새겼다
Past + Polite 되새겼어요
Guess + Polite 되새기겠어요
Connective 되새기고
Conditional 되새기면
Volitional 되새기자
Imperative 되새겨라
Imperative + Polite 되새기세요
Attributive 되새기는 / 되새긴 / 되새길

Example

He reflected on the teacher's words in his heart.

Usage Notes

Literally means to chew again (rumination in animals), but commonly used metaphorically for thinking deeply about past events or advice.

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