다쳤어요
dachyeosseoyo
The English phrase "i am hurt" is expressed in Korean as 다쳤어요 (dachyeosseoyo).
This phrase is used to say that you have a physical injury.
Which one should you use?
While 다쳤어요 means 'I am injured' (the state of having been hurt), 아파요 is used to describe the sensation of pain itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form 다쳤어요 is the polite past tense of the verb 다치다 (to get hurt). The form 다칠 거예요 is the future tense, used to express that one will get hurt or is likely to get hurt.
How do you pronounce it?
dachyeosseoyo
Did you know?
- When someone says they are hurt, a common cultural response is to ask 어쩌다가?, which asks 'how did it happen' rather than simply asking 'are you okay'.
- The word for injury 다치다 is distinct from the word for a wound 상처, which can refer to both a physical cut and a psychological scar.
- The word 다치다 can also be used figuratively to describe someone's reputation or a certain 'edge' being damaged.
Examples in context
- 넘어져서 다쳤어요.neomeojyeoseo dachyeosseoyo.I fell down and got hurt.
- 어디 다쳤어요?eodi dachyeosseoyo?Where are you hurt?
- 손가락을 다쳤어요.songarageul dachyeosseoyo.I hurt my finger.
Example conversation
Jihoon is showing a cut on his hand to Subin.
- 지훈 Ji-hun수빈 씨, 저 다쳤어요.Subin ssi, jeo dachyeosseoyo.Subin, I am hurt.
- 수빈 Su-bin어머, 어떻게 다쳤어요?eomeo, eotteoke dachyeosseoyo?Oh my, how did you get hurt?
- 지훈 Ji-hun요리하다가 손을 다쳤어요.yorihadaga soneul dachyeosseoyo.I hurt my hand while cooking.
- 수빈 Su-bin빨리 약을 발라요.ppalli yageul ballayo.Put some medicine on it quickly.
