까먹다

Korean

Etymology

까 (kka, infinitive of 까다 (kkada, “to peel”)) +‎ 먹다 (meokda, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [k͈a̠mʌ̹k̚t͈a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [까먹따]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkameokda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkameogda
McCune–Reischauer?kkamŏkta
Yale Romanization?kkamekta

Verb

까먹다 • (kkameokda) (infinitive 까먹어, sequential 까먹으니)

  1. (literally) to peel and eat
    귤을 까먹다 ― gyur-eul kkameokda ― to peel and eat a clementine
  2. (colloquial) to forget
    Synonyms: 잊다 (itda), 잊어버리다 (ijeobeorida)
    너 선물 사주는 거 까먹었어. (informal non-polite)
    Neo seonmul sajuneun geo kkameogeosseo.
    I forgot to buy you a present.
  3. (colloquial) to waste

Usage notes

  • (forget): This is the most common word for "to forget" in the colloquial language, but can be excessively colloquial for polite contexts. 잊어버리다 (ijeobeorida) is more polite, and 잊다 (itda) is more formal and literary.

Conjugation

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