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verb[T]
to comfort, console, or give emotional support to someone who is sad, distressed, or discouraged
wirohada
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Sino-Korean 위로 (慰勞, “consolation; comfort”) + 하다 (“to do”).
Examples
그는 슬퍼하는 친구를 위로했다.
geuneun seulpeohaneun chingureul wirohaetda
He comforted his grieving friend.
어머니는 따뜻한 말로 아이를 위로했다.
eomeonineun ttatteuthan mallo aireul wirohaetda
The mother comforted the child with warm words.
우리는 서로를 위로하며 밤새 이야기했다.
urineun seororeul wirohamyeo bamsae iyagihaetda
We comforted each other and talked all night.
Character Breakdown
위
wi
comfort; console, as in the Sino-Korean morpheme 慰
로
ro
labor; effort, as in the Sino-Korean morpheme 勞 in 위로
하
ha
do; verbalizing element from 하다
다
da
dictionary-form verb ending
Collocations
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