깨끗하다
kkaekkeuthada · TOPIK 1
to be clean
🧼 깨끗 (clean) + 하다 (to be) = to be clean
깨끗 is the root meaning clean or spotless; 하다 turns it into a descriptive verb. The same root gives 깨끗이, the adverb cleanly. Sound hook: the doubled kk-kk in kkae-kkeut is like two crisp scrubbing strokes.