This is the 6976th most frequent Korean word.
저지를
"저지를" is a conjugated form of the verb "저지르다," which means "to commit" or "to perpetrate" (usually referring to a mistake, crime, or wrongdoing).
Here, '저질렀다' is the past tense form of '저지르다', meaning 'to commit' or 'to make' in the context of actions, like making a mistake.
그는 실수를 저질렀다.
He made a mistake.
In this context, '저지를' comes from '저지하다', meaning 'to hinder' or 'to stop,' used to describe preventing an action.
우리는 어렵지 않게 그 계획을 저지를 수 있었다.
We were able to forestall that plan without much difficulty.
Here, '저지하기' is a nominalized form of '저지하다', used in the sense of blocking or preventing an event or action.