No. 11,434 in Korean
꺾는
"꺾는" means "bending" or "breaking."
In a sentence
나는 나뭇가지를 꺾는 것을 좋아한다.
I enjoy breaking tree branches.
Here, '꺾는' is used to describe the act of breaking or bending, applied to a physical object (tree branches).
그는 시합에서 상대를 꺾는 데 성공했다.
He succeeded in defeating his opponent in the match.
In this context, '꺾는' metaphorically means to defeat, often used in competitive situations.
바람이 불어 꽃이 꺾는 모습을 보았다.
I saw the flowers bending due to the wind.
Here, '꺾는' denotes the bending of an object due to an external force, such as wind.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “꺾는” in actual Korean podcasts.
Find “꺾는” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Korean podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 한국어, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Korean books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).