Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄇᆞ리〮다〮 (Yale: pòlí-tá).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʌ̹ɾida̠]
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  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beolida
McCune–Reischauer?pŏrida
Yale Romanization?pelita

Verb

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버리다 (beorida) (infinitive 버려 or 버리어, sequential 버리니)

  1. (transitive) to throw away (a thing), to abandon (a person) [from at least 15th c.]
    쓰레기 버리다
    sseuregi-reul beorida
    to throw away trash
  2. (auxiliary) marks completion of the main verb, often with the implication that the result is negative [from at least 15th c.]
    미안해요. 벌써 먹어버렸어요.
    Mianhaeyo. Beolsseo meogeobeoryeosseoyo.
    Sorry. I have already eaten (finished eating).

Conjugation

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