나쁘다

nappeuda · TOPIK 1

bad

👎 Sounds like nah-PPEU-da: nah, poo — that is bad

The stem 나쁘- (nappeu-) plus the dictionary ending -다. Say it as nah + ppeu: a flat nah of refusal, then a tense spat-out ppeu like a sound of disgust. Both halves of the word already sound like rejecting something bad.

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