잡다

japda · TOPIK 1

to grab, to catch, to hold

🪤 jap-da sounds like jab + ta-da: jab your hand out, ta-da, caught it

잡 (jap) is the stem meaning grab or catch; 다 (da) is just the dictionary verb ending. The final ㅂ closes the lips shut, so your mouth itself snaps closed on the syllable, the way a hand closes on what it catches.

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