깨다

kkaeda · [깨다]

sober up · be awakened · be enlightened · wake up

verbBeginner

Meanings

깨ː다 · verb · Beginner

  1. sober upTo wake up from a drunk state and come to one's original, clear senses.
  2. be awakened; be enlightenedFor one's consciousness or mind to be open in order to get spiritual or intellectual light.
  3. wake upTo wake up from a sleeping state and come to one's senses; to do something in such a way.

깨다 · verb · Intermediate

  1. break; smashTo hit a hard object and break it into pieces.
  2. break; violateTo break a promise, etc.
  3. hurt; injureTo get hurt from being hit or beaten on one's head, knee, etc.
  4. break; disturbTo stop an atmosphere, thought, etc., from being sustained.
  5. escape from; get out ofTo become free or escape from an idea or rule that was sustained for a long time.
  6. breakTo overcome a difficult obstacle, record, etc.
Other Words Spelled the Same (1)

깨ː다 · verb

  1. hatchTo cause young to break out of an egg by brooding or incubating.

Examples from Lessons (3)

That must help you wake up well in the morning.

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카페에서 우연히 만난 지훈과 민아가 어색함을 깨고 대화를 나누기 시작한다.

Ji-hoon and Min-a, who ran into each other at a cafe, break the ice and start a conversation.

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I'd like to have some coffee to wake up.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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