No. 18,967 in Korean
쓰러져
"쓰러져" means "collapsed" or "fallen down."
In a sentence
그는 갑자기 쓰러져 병원에 실려갔어요.
He suddenly collapsed and was taken to the hospital.
In this sentence, '쓰러져' (collapsed) is used to describe a person falling due to external or internal physical conditions, such as illness.
태풍 때문에 나무들이 사방으로 쓰러져 있었어요.
Due to the typhoon, the trees were fallen everywhere.
Here, '쓰러져' (fallen) refers to trees falling because of external forces like wind or storm.
마지막 경기에서 팀이 패배하면서 완전히 쓰러져 버렸어요.
The team completely faltered after losing the final match.
In this instance, metaphorically, '쓰러져' (faltered) indicates mental or emotional collapse due to an event such as a loss.
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