Korean edit

Etymology edit

일그리— (ilgeuri-, “to contort, to twist”) + —어 (-eo, infinitive suffix) + 지다 (jida, passive-forming auxiliary).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ilgeureojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilgeuleojida
McCune–Reischauer?ilgŭrŏjida
Yale Romanization?il.kulecita

Verb edit

일그러지다 (ilgeureojida) (infinitive 일그러져 or 일그러지어, sequential 일그러지니)

  1. (intransitive) to be contorted, to be twisted, to be mutilated (physical)
    우리 일그러진 영웅uri-deur-ui ilgeureojin yeong'ungOur Twisted Hero

Usage notes edit

This form is significantly more common than the original, non-passive verb.

Not used in metaphoric contexts significantly removed from the direct physical sense, in contrast to English expressions such as "twisted truth".

Conjugation edit