쪼개다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean ᄧᅩ긔다 (Yale: pcwokuyta).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡɛda̠] ~ [t͡ɕ͈o̞ɡe̞da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjogaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjogaeda
McCune–Reischauer?tchogaeda
Yale Romanization?ccokayta

Verb

쪼개다 • (jjogaeda) (infinitive 쪼개 or 쪼개어, sequential 쪼개니)

  1. to split, to cut, to cleave (into at least two parts)
    Synonym: 나누다 (nanuda)
    사과 으로 쪼개다
    sagwa-reul ban-euro jjogaeda
    to split an apple in half
    없는 시간 쪼개서 만났어.
    Eomneun sigan-eul jjogaeseo neo-reul mannasseo.
    I made time to meet you out of the little time I have.
  2. (slang) to laugh
    Synonym: 웃다 (utda)
    실실 쪼개다silsil jjogaedato chuckle

Conjugation

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