Korean Word of the Day
바쁘다
ba-PPEU-da • adjective — 6th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to be busy; to have little free time because of many tasks or appointments
Examples
- 요즘 너무 바빠서 운동할 시간이 없어요.
(I'm so busy these days that I don't have time to exercise.) - 바쁜 하루 끝에 집에 돌아왔어요.
(After a busy day, I returned home.) - 회의 때문에 오늘은 계속 바쁠 것 같아요.
(Because of meetings, I think I'll be busy all day today.)
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Use 바쁘다 to describe a person or schedule that is occupied. Common conjugations: 바빠요 (polite present), 바빴어요 (past), 바쁠 거예요 (future). Combine with -서 to explain cause (바빠서...) or with -니까/면 for conditional/asking (바쁘니까, 바쁘면).
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