tag
level 4helping verb
translation
잊다 | to forget |
잃다 | to lose |
V + 아/어 버리다 This indicates that an action has been completely finished, leaving nothing behind. It often conveys either relief from a burden or a sense of regret.
남자친구에게 돈을 다 줘 버렸어요.
I gave all my money away to my boyfriend.
어제는 잊어버리고 오늘을 살아요!
Forget about yesterday and live for today!
휴대폰을 잃어 버렸어요.
I lost my phone.
→ Especially with '잃다' (to lose), the form '잃어버렸다' sounds more natural and is used more frequently than the simple past '잃었다', which just indicates the state of having lost something.
vowel ㅏ,ㅗ | 아 버리다 | ex. 가 버리다, 떠나 버리다 |
vowel ㅏ,ㅗ X | 어 버리다 | ex. 잃어 버리다, 잊어 버리다, 먹어 버리다 |
~하다 | 여 버리다 | ex. 해 버리다(하여 버리다), 말해 버리다 |
Exception Rule | ex. 들어 버리다, 누워 버리다, 눌러 버리다 |