Prohibit in Korean 🇰🇷

금지되다 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Notice that 금지 (geumji) means “prohibition” or “ban” and –되다 (doeda) means “to become” or “to be.” Together they literally imply “to become prohibited.”
• You can associate 금지 with forbidden signs (like “No Entry”) to recall its meaning.

Explanation:
• 금지되다 is a passive expression meaning “to be prohibited” or “to be banned.” It indicates that something is disallowed by an external authority or rule.
• It is often used in formal rules or warnings.

Synonyms/Similar Words:
• 금하다 (geumhada) – “to prohibit” (active verb form)
• 불허되다 (bulheo doeda) – “to be disallowed” in some contexts

Conjugations of 금지되다:
• Dictionary form (infinitive): 금지되다 (geumji doeda)
• Present tense: 금지된다 (geumji doenda)
  Example: 이 구역은 출입이 금지된다.
    (Translation: Entering this area is prohibited.)
• Past tense: 금지되었다 (geumji doe-eotda)
  Example: 그 행동은 과거에 금지되었다.
    (Translation: That action was prohibited in the past.)
• Future tense: 금지될 것이다 (geumji doel geosida)
  Example: 이 제품은 곧 판매가 금지될 것이다.
    (Translation: This product will soon be prohibited from sale.)
• Present progressive: 금지되고 있다 (geumji doego itda)
  Example: 현재 이 지역에서는 담배 피우기가 금지되고 있다.
    (Translation: Smoking is currently being prohibited in this area.)

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