Fall down in Korean 🇰🇷

쓰러지다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Associate "쓰러지다" (sseureojida) with the image of something collapsing suddenly; the “쓰러” sound can remind you of “struggle,” hinting at a loss of balance.
• Break it down: “쓰러” plus the reflexive ending “-지다” often indicates a change of state, reinforcing the idea of falling into a different state (lying down).

Explanations:
• "쓰러지다" (sseureojida) means "to fall down" or "to collapse," often implying a sudden loss of strength or balance.
• It is used for both people and objects that unexpectedly fall or collapse, for example, due to exhaustion or external forces.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• 넘어지다 (neomeojida) – means "to fall over," often used for tripping or stumbling.
• 떨어지다 (tteoreojida) – means "to drop" or "to fall," commonly used for things falling from a height.

Conjugations of "쓰러지다" (sseureojida):
• Infinitive: 쓰러지다 (sseureojida)
• Present – Plain: 쓰러진다 (sseureojinda)
• Present – Polite: 쓰러져요 (sseureojeyo)
• Past – Plain: 쓰러졌다 (sseureojyeotda)
• Past – Polite: 쓰러졌어요 (sseureojyeosseoyo)
• Future – Polite: 쓰러질 거예요 (sseureojil geoyeyo)
• Future – Plain: 쓰러질 것이다 (sseureojil geosida)

Example Sentences:
1. 그는 길에서 쓰러졌어요. (Geuneun gireseo sseureojyeosseoyo.)
Translation: He fell down on the street.
2. 조심하지 않으면 쓰러질 거예요. (Josimhaji anheumyeon sseureojil geoyeyo.)
Translation: If you are not careful, you could fall down.
3. 폭풍 후에 나무가 쓰러졌어요. (Pokpung hue namuga sseureojyeosseoyo.)
Translation: After the storm, the tree collapsed.

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