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태어나다 meaning and pronunciation

taeeonada · be born

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NIKL target code 72180
Part of speech: 동사Pronunciation: 태어나다Level: Beginner · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    사람이나 동물 등이 형태를 갖추어 어미의 몸 밖으로 나오다.

    English: be born — For a person, animal, etc., to take form and come out of the mother’s body.

    Examples

    • 새끼가 태어나다.
    • 생명이 태어나다.
    • 아이가 태어나다.
    • 아들로 태어나다.
    • 세상에 태어나다.
    • 도시에서 태어나다.
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삶 > 삶의 행위 · 가족 행사

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