찢어지다

Meanings

be torn; be rippedTo be split by using a tool or being pushed apart.
be in pain; be painful(figurative) To feel deeply heartbroken.

Examples from Lessons (3)

주인공이 저렇게 울 때마다 내 가슴 도 찢어지는 것 같아.
Every time the lead character cries like that, my heart feels like it's being torn apart.
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정말로 가슴 이 찢어지게 아프고 슬퍼서 견디기가 너무 힘들어.
It truly hurts so much that my heart is tearing apart, and it’s so hard to endure.
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예를 들어 가슴 이 찢어지는 고통 을 겪으면서도 겉으로는 강한 척하는 연기 는 시청자 의 연민 을 자극한다.
For instance, an act where they pretend to be strong on the outside while enduring heart-wrenching pain stimulates the viewer's compassion.
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Grammar in These Examples

-는/ㄹLevel 1Verb noun modifier -게Level 3-ly (adverbial form)-는 것Level 2Thing of -ing -ㄴ/는/ㄹ 것 같다Level 3Seems like, looks like