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KOREAN VERB

터지다

to burst, to pop (a bag, a balloon, a kimchi jar)

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Conjugation

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Present

현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI burst
NegativeI don’t burst

Past

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI bursted
NegativeI didn’t burst

Future

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form Polite Formal Casual
AffirmativeI will burst
NegativeI won’t burst

Honorific

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form Polite Formal
PresentI burst (respectfully)
PastI bursted (respectfully)
FutureI will burst (respectfully)

Connectives

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

  1. And (-고) bursting, and…, and…
  2. So, and then (-아/어서) bursting, and…, so…
  3. If, when (-(으)면) if I burst
  4. Because (-(으)니까) because I burst
  5. But (-지만) I burst, but…

How to use 터지다

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    더운 여름에는 김치통이 가끔 터져요.

    In the hot summer the kimchi jar sometimes bursts.

  2. Past

    어젯밤 파티에서 풍선이 갑자기 터졌어요.

    At the party last night a balloon suddenly popped.

  3. Future

    너무 많이 넣으면 봉지가 터질 거예요.

    If you put too much in, the bag will burst.

  4. Honorific

    할머니는 그 얘기에 웃음이 터지셨어요.

    Grandma burst out laughing at that story.

  5. Connectives

    산에서는 전화가 안 터지니까 미리 연락하세요.

    Phones get no signal on the mountain, so call ahead.

Good to know

  • 터지다 is also for laughter and tears, 웃음이 터졌어요, and for phone signal: 전화가 안 터져요.

Where you hear 터지다

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Korean · Advanced Level 3

  • 김치는 비행기에서 터져요. Kimchi bursts on the plane.
  • 가방 안에서 김치가 터졌어요. The kimchi burst inside the bag.
  • 그렇게 넣으면 터질 거예요. If you pack it like that, it'll burst.
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The stall at Mangwon market

Advanced Level 3 · 김치도요? 비행기에서 터져요.

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