떨어지다

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᅥ러디다 (pteletita).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key)[t͈ʌ̹ɾʌ̹d͡ʑida̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? tteoreojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)? tteol-eojida
McCune–Reischauer? ttŏrŏjida
Yale Romanization? ttel.ecita

Verb

떨어지다 (tteoreojida) (infinitive 떨어져 or 떨어지어, sequential 떨어지니)

  1. to fall; tumble; drop
  2. to fall; drop; decline; decrease
    • 2018, Experts: Polio Could Again Spread Worldwide
      1988년에 국제 소아마비 퇴치 프로그램이 개시된 이후로, 소아마비 사례의 숫자는 구십구점구(99.9)퍼센트 떨어졌다.
      1988nyeone gukje soamabi toechi peurogeuraemi gaesidoen ihuro, soamabi sarye-ui sutjaneun gusipgujeomgu(99.9)peosenteu tteoreojyeotda.
      Since 1988, when the Global Polio Eradication Program began, the number of polio cases has dropped by 99.9 percent.

Conjugation

References

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