떨어지다

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᅥ러디다 (Yale: pteletita).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?tteoreojida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?tteol'eojida
McCune–Reischauer?ttŏrŏjida
Yale Romanization?ttel.ecita

Verb

떨어지다 (tteoreojida) (infinitive 떨어져 or 떨어지어, sequential 떨어지니)

  1. to fall; tumble; drop
  2. to fall; drop; decline; decrease
    • 2018, Experts: Polio Could Again Spread Worldwide
      1988년에 국제 소아마비 퇴치 프로그램이 개시된 이후로, 소아마비 사례의 숫자는 구십구점구(99.9)퍼센트 떨어졌다.
      1988nyeone gukje soamabi toechi peurogeuraemi gaesidoen ihuro, soamabi saryeui sutjaneun gusipgujeomgu(99.9)peosenteu tteoreojeotda.
      Since 1988, when the Global Polio Eradication Program began, the number of polio cases has dropped by 99.9 percent.

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