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배고프다 meaning and pronunciation

baegopeuda · hungry

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 29316
Part of speech: 형용사Pronunciation: 배고프다, 배고픈, 배고파, 배고프니, 배고픔니다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    배 속이 빈 것을 느껴 음식이 먹고 싶다.

    English: hungry — Feeling that one's stomach is empty and wanting to eat food.

    Examples

    • 배고픈 동물.
    • 배고픈 사람.
    • 배고파 울다.
    • 배고파 죽겠다.
    • 배고파도 참다.
    • 배고프고 목마르다.
  2. 2.

    생활이 넉넉하지 못하고 가난하다.

    English: impoverished — Being badly off and poor.

    Examples

    • 배고픈 기억.
    • 배고픈 백성.
    • 배고픈 생활.
    • 배고픈 슬픔.
    • 배고픈 시절.
    • 배고픈 처지.
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