This is the 16185th most frequent Korean word.
불탔다
"불탔다" means "burned" or "was on fire" in English.
Here, '불탔다' metaphorically describes the intensity of someone's passion as burning brightly, signaling a strong emotional or motivational state.
그의 열정은 불탔다.
His passion burned brightly.
'불탔다' directly refers to the physical act of burning due to a fire incident, showing a literal usage of the term in describing real-world events.
옛 건물이 화재로 불탔다.
The old building burned in a fire.
In this sentence, '불탔다' is used metaphorically to describe a strong emotional reaction, showing its applicability to abstract feelings.