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용서하다 meaning and pronunciation

yongseohada · pardon; forgive

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 26638
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 용서하다Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    잘못이나 죄에 대해 꾸중을 하거나 벌을 주지 않고 너그럽게 덮어 주다.

    English: pardon; forgive — To grant pardon generously without punishing or scolding someone's mistake or sin.

    Examples

    • 용서하는 마음.
    • 용서해 주다.
    • 잘못을 용서하다.
    • 죄인을 용서하다.
    • 친구를 용서하다.
    • 너그럽게 용서하다.
Origin
容恕하다
Categories
사회 생활 > 사회 활동

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