Vocabulary
자극하다
stimulate, trigger
Meaning
자극하다 : stimulate, trigger. Prompt a physical or mental response by affecting something.
Why this form?
깨우다 — “wake up” rouses a sleeping person or latent state; 자극하다 broadly means stimulate.
Useful forms
자극할 = 자극하- + -ㄹ, a noun-modifying form before 만한.
Hanja
刺戟 — 刺 pierce + 戟 spear/halberd: an image of a stimulus provoking a response.
Forms not to confuse
깨우다
아이를 깨웠어요. — I woke the child.
Examples
뭔가 기억을 자극할 만한 걸 찾을 수도 있잖아요. — We might find something likely to trigger his memories.
그 말이 호기심을 자극했어요. — That remark piqued my curiosity.