Korean

들통나다

들통나다
Meaning: to be revealed; to be exposed; to come to light
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base 들통나다
Present 들통난다
Polite 들통나요
Formal 들통납니다
Past 들통났다
Past + Polite 들통났어요
Guess + Polite 들통나겠어요
Connective 들통나고
Conditional 들통나면
Volitional 들통나자
Imperative 들통나라
Imperative + Polite 들통나세요
Attributive 들통나는 / 들통난 / 들통날

Example sentences

The plan to secretly eat the cake was exposed.
그의 가식적인 미소는 금방 들통나고 말았다.
His hypocritical smile was soon revealed.

Usage Notes

Commonly used when a secret, a lie, or a hidden fault is discovered by others.

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