Korean

찔리다

찔리다
Meaning: to be pricked; to be stabbed; to be prickled (by conscience)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 찔리다
Present 찔린다
Polite 찔려요
Formal 찔립니다
Past 찔렸다
Past + Polite 찔렸어요
Guess + Polite 찔리겠어요
Connective 찔리고
Conditional 찔리면
Volitional 찔리자
Imperative 찔려라
Imperative + Polite 찔리세요
Attributive 찔리는 / 찔린 / 찔릴

Example

I confessed the truth because my conscience was prickled.

Usage Notes

Originally means being pricked by a sharp object, but frequently used to describe feeling guilty or uneasy in one's heart.

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