Korean Words with Many Meanings

떨어지다

tteoreojida

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Something separates and moves to a lower or worse place — falling, running out, or losing.

Sense	Example
to fall, drop down	사과가 나무에서 떨어졌어요. sagwaga namueseo tteoreojyeosseoyo. The apple fell from the tree.
to run out, be used up	우유가 다 떨어졌어요. uyuga da tteoreojyeosseoyo. We're all out of milk.
to fail (an exam), be eliminated	이번 시험에 떨어져서 속상해요. ibeon siheome tteoreojyeoseo soksanghaeyo. I'm upset because I failed this exam.
(price/temperature) to drop, fall	기온이 갑자기 떨어졌어요. gioni gapjagi tteoreojyeosseoyo. The temperature dropped suddenly.
to be apart from, distant	학교는 집에서 멀리 떨어져 있어요. hakgyoneun jibeseo meolli tteoreojyeo isseoyo. The school is far away from my house.
(a cold) to go away, get over	약을 먹으니 감기가 떨어졌어요. yageul meogeuni gamgiga tteoreojyeosseoyo. My cold went away after I took the medicine.

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