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바꾸다

바꾸다

Korean

Verb

바꾸다 (bakkuda) (infinitive 바꾸어 or 바꿔, sequential 바꾸니)

  1. to change [something]; to replace [something] with something else
    전구를 바꾸어 끼우다jeon-gureul bakkueo kkiuda ― to change a lightbulb
  2. to exchange [something]; to give [something] and receive something else in return
    지폐를 잔돈으로 바꾸다jipyereul jandoneuro bakkuda ― to exchange notes (paper currency) for coins
  3. to change; to make changes; to modify
    원고의 내용을 많이 바꾸어야겠다.
    Won-goui naeyong-eul mani bakkueoyagetda.
    [You] will have to make a lot of changes to the manuscript.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 뒤바꾸다 (dwibakkuda, “to reverse”)
  • 바뀌다 (bakkwida, “to be changed”)