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사과하다 meaning and pronunciation
sagwahada · apologize
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 62377Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 사ː과하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
Conjugate 사과하다: speech levels, questions & connectors- 1.
자신의 잘못을 인정하며 용서해 달라고 빌다.
English: apologize — To admit one's own mistakes and beg for forgiveness.
Examples
- 잘못을 사과하다.
- 고개 숙여 사과하다.
- 공식적으로 사과하다.
- 깊이 사과하다.
- 정식으로 사과하다.
- 정중하게 사과하다.
- Origin
- 謝過하다
- Categories
- 사회 생활 > 언어 행위
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