빠지다

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean ᄲᅡ〮디다〮 (Yale: spátì-tá).

빠지다 • (ppajida) (infinitive 빠져 or 빠지어, sequential 빠지니)

1. (intransitive) to fall out, to come off, to come out
2. (intransitive) to lose (weight, hair, etc.)

   머리가 빠지다 ― meori-ga ppajida ― for hair to fall out

3. (intransitive) to get off, to slip out

   샛길로 빠지다 ― saetgil-lo ppajida ― to take a sideroad

4. (intransitive or transitive) to skip (attendance), to drop out (of an appointment, meeting, etc.)

   회의를 빠지다 ― hoe'ui-reul ppajida ― to skip a meeting

5. (intransitive) to be lacking, to be missing, to be omitted

   어째서인지 명단에는 내 이름이 빠져 있었다.

   Eojjaeseo-inji myeongdan-e-neun nae ireum-i ppajeo isseotda.

   My name was missing from the list for some reason.

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄲᅡ〮디다〮 (Yale: spátì-tá).

빠지다 • (ppajida) (infinitive 빠져 or 빠지어, sequential 빠지니) (intransitive)

1. to fall into (especially of water), to sink

   그는 물에 빠져 익사했다.

   Geu-neun mur-e ppajeo iksahaetda.

   He fell into the water and drowned.

2. to get into (a situation)

   Synonym: 처(處)하다 (cheohada)

   곤경에 빠지다 ― gon'gyeong-e ppajida ― to get into a difficult situation

3. (figuratively) to lapse or sink into a state (e.g. love, drunkenness)

   사랑에 빠지다 ― sarang-e ppajida ― to fall in love

4. (figuratively) to wallow in...; to indulge in (thinking)

   Synonym: 잠기다 (jamgida)

   절망에 빠지다 ― jeolmang-e ppajida ― to wallow in despair

5. (figuratively) to be addicted to, to be hooked to/on

   도박에 빠지다 ― dobag-e ppajida ― to be addicted to gambling

6. (auxiliary, after the infinitive) to be severe; Usually with the implication of displeasure or disapproval

   넌 너무 순해 빠졌어, 세상 물정을 잘 모르네.

   Neon neomu sunhae ppajeosseo, sesang muljeong-eul jal moreune.

   You're too naïve. You know little of the ways of the world.