싸우다

ssauda · TOPIK 1

to fight, to argue

🥊 ssauda sounds like SOUR-da: things turn sour, so you fight

The stem 싸우- (ssau-) sounds close to English sour. When a conversation turns sour, people argue or fight. Add the dictionary ending -다 and you get 싸우다, covering both physical fights and verbal arguments.

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