벌게지다

Korean

Etymology

From 벌게 (beolge) +‎ 지다 (-jida, “to become”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɘ(ː)ɭɡe̞d͡ʑida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [벌(ː)게지다]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beolgejida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beolgejida
McCune–Reischauer?pŏlgejida
Yale Romanization?pēl.keycita

Verb

벌게지다 • (beolgejida) (infinitive 벌게져 or 벌게지어, sequential 벌게지니)

  1. to redden, become reddish, blush
    피부가 벌게지다 ― pibu-ga beolgejida ― to have flushed skin
    하늘이 벌게지다 ― haneur-i beolgejida ― a reddish sky
    얼굴이 벌게지다 ― eolgur-i beolgejida ― to be red in the face
  2. (by extension) to be embarrassed

Conjugation

See also

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