저지를

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.

그 팀은 결승전에서 상대를 저지하기 위해 최선을 다했다.

The team did their best to stop the opponent in the finals.