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Korean grammar · Level 3 · 3급

V-아/어 버리다

Completely — and it's done

In native review Taught in Unit 5: I almost missed the bus

-아/어 버리다 shows that an action is completely finished and can't be undone. Depending on the situation it carries relief (숙제를 끝내 버렸어요 — got it done!) or regret (다 먹어 버렸어요 — oops, it's all gone). 잊어버리다 and 잃어버리다 are written as single words.

WhenUseExample
해요 form without 요+ 버리다먹어요 → 먹어 버렸어요 · 자요 → 자 버렸어요

Examples

  • 호떡을 다 먹어 버렸어요.

    I ate all the hotteok. (It's gone.)

  • 알람을 끄고 다시 자 버렸어요.

    I switched off the alarm and went back to sleep.

  • 숙제를 벌써 끝내 버렸어요.

    I've already got my homework done.

Practise it in context · Level 3, Unit 5

I almost missed the bus

A dialogue with audio, practice that checks itself, Hoya’s mistakes, a reading and a writing task.

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