Korean Word of the Day
고장나다
go-JANG-na-da • verb (intransitive) — 3rd of Jul, 2026
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Meaning: to break down; to be out of order; to stop working
Examples
- 핸드폰이 고장났어요.
(My phone is broken.) - 에어컨이 고장나서 수리해야 해요.
(The air conditioner is broken, so it needs repair.) - 차가 고장나서 길가에 멈췄어요.
(The car broke down and stopped on the side of the road.)
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고장나다 is used when something stops working (machines, devices, vehicles). It is intransitive: the broken item is the subject (e.g., '프린터가 고장났어요'). To say someone broke something, use 고장 내다. Common polite forms: 고장났어요 (casual/polite), 고장 났습니다 (formal).
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