Vocabulary

죽다

die

Meaning

To die; a cause or agent can be indicated using -에게/-한테.

Why this form?

죽이다 — “kill”: transitive, someone causes another's death; 죽다 expresses the person's own death.

Natural usage

죽다 (die) ≠ 죽이다 (kill); 죽으면: if someone dies; 죽었어요: died.

Forms not to confuse

죽이다

그를 죽이지 마세요. — Don't kill him.

Examples

그런데 네가 연쇄살인마한테 죽거나 어디에 갇히게 되면, 나는 여기서 평화롭게 자면서 도움을 기다리고 있을 거라는 건 기억해 둬. — But if a serial killer kills you or you get trapped somewhere, remember that I’ll be sleeping peacefully here waiting for help.

그는 사고로 죽었어요. — He died in an accident.

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