부었다

This is the 5824th most frequent Korean word.


부었다

"Swelled" or "was swollen."


Here, '부었다' is used to describe the swelling of plant leaves due to overabsorption of water.

식물이 물을 너무 많이 흡수해서 잎이 부었다.

The plant absorbed too much water, so the leaves swelled.


This sentence uses '부었다' to mean 'to swell', describing the physical swelling of the eyes after crying.

어젯밤에 너무 많이 울어서 눈이 부었다.

Last night I cried so much that my eyes were swollen.


In this context, '부었다' refers to the swelling of the face, likely as a reaction to high salt intake, indicating how diet can influence physical swelling.

오늘 아침에 얼굴이 부었다, 아마도 염분을 많이 섭취해서 그런 것 같아.

This morning, my face was swollen, probably because I consumed too much salt.