No. 4,320 in Korean
커진다
"Gets bigger" or "grows."
In a sentence
그녀의 웃음은 점점 커진다.
Her laughter is gradually becoming louder.
In this sentence, '커진다' is used to describe a progressive increase in the intensity of laughter.
나의 희망은 시간이 지날수록 커진다.
My hopes grow larger as time passes.
Here, '커진다' metaphorically refers to an augmentation in emotional sentiment, illustrating the growth of hope over time.
문제가 커진다.
The problem is escalating.
'커진다' in this instance signifies the worsening state of an issue, implying its increase in scale or impact.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “커진다” in actual Korean podcasts.
Find “커진다” 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).