까먹다

까 (kka, infinitive of 까다 (kkada, “to peel”)) +‎ 먹다 (meokda, “to eat”).

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까먹다 • (kkameokda) (infinitive 까먹어, sequential 까먹으니)

1. (literally) to peel and eat

   귤을 까먹다 ― gyur-eul kkameokda ― to peel and eat a clementine

2. (colloquial) to forget

   Synonyms: 잊다 (itda), 잊어버리다 (ijeobeorida)

   너 선물 사주는 거 까먹었어. (informal non-polite)

   Neo seonmul sajuneun geo kkameogeosseo.

   I forgot to buy you a present.

3. (colloquial) to waste

• (forget): This is the most common word for "to forget" in the colloquial language, but can be excessively colloquial for polite contexts. 잊어버리다 (ijeobeorida) is more polite, and 잊다 (itda) is more formal and literary.

• 까마귀 고기를 먹었나 (kkamagwi gogireul meogeonna)