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떨어지다

tteoreojida[떠러지다]Beginner · TOPIK I

fall; drop

Verb

  1. 1

    fall; drop

    To move downwardly.

    Korean definition: 위에서 아래로 내려지다.

    • The glass fell to the floor and shattered into pieces.

    • The waterfall drops refreshingly from the top of the cliff and forms a river.

  2. 2

    fall; be reduced to

    To fall into a certain state or situation.

    Korean definition: 어떤 상태나 처지에 빠지다.

    • Maybe because it was tired from the long trip, the child fell into a deep sleep as soon as it lay down.

    • After hearing about my friend's hard situation, I felt my mood sinking into heaviness.

  3. 3

    fall into; be handed over; be taken over

    For one's area, fortress, etc. to be handed over to the enemy.

    Korean definition: 아군의 지역이나 성 등이 적에게 넘어가게 되다.

    • Our troops fought their hardest so that their position would not fall to the enemy.

    • Our forces suffered a heavy defeat in the war, and an important fortress fell into enemy hands.

  4. 4

    arrive; get to; reach

    To get off or arrive at a certain location.

    Korean definition: 어떤 장소에 내리거나 도착하다.

    • This train is the one that arrives in Busan at ten at night.

    • If you want to arrive at the destination on time, you'd better leave home now.