춤추다

chumchuda · TOPIK 1

to dance

💃 춤추다 = 춤 (a dance) + 추다 (to dance): literally to dance a dance

춤 is the noun made from the verb 추다 with the noun ending -ㅁ, so the word repeats its own root, like sing a song in English. Sound hook: chum-chu-da has the beat of cha-cha-cha, a dance.

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