Korean

Noun

탓 • ‎(tat)

1. cause, reason

   이번 사고는 전기 누전 탓이다.‎

   Ibeon sagoneun jeon-gi nujeon tasida.

   This accident is due to electrical leakage.

2. defect, fault

   남탓‎ ― namtat ― other's fault

3. blame, fault, scolding

   그의 친구들은 그 실패를 그의 탓으로 돌렸다.‎

   Geuui chin-gudeureun geu silpaereul geuui taseuro dollyeotda.

   His friends put the blame for the failure on him.

Synonyms

Antonyms

• 저절로 (jeojeollo, “of itself”)
• 무턱대고 (muteokdaego, “for no good reason”)
• 멋 (meot, “good, excellence”)
• 덕 (悳/德, deok, “virtue”)
• 기림 (girim, “praise, applause, admiration”)
• 칭찬 (稱讚, chingchan, “praise, applause, admiration”)

Derived terms

• 탓하다 (tathada, “to fault, scold, blame, rebuke, reprimand”)

See also

• 꾸짖다 (kkujitda)
• 나무라다 (namurada)
• 허물하다 (heomulhada)
• 헐다 (heolda)
• 헐뜯다 (heoltteutda)
• 흠잡다 (欠—, heumjapda)