받다

batda · TOPIK 1

to receive, get

🎁 bat-da: you BAT your hands out and DA gift lands in them — you receive

받 (bat) is the stem meaning receive; 다 (da) is the dictionary verb ending. Sound hook: BAT sounds like the English bat — you bat nothing away, you get it. Used for gifts, calls, letters, grades, even stress: anything that comes to you.

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