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Korean verb

변명하다

byeonmyeonghada

make an excuse; justify

To explain reasons to someone for the errors or mistakes one has made in order to seek his/her understanding or forgiveness.

Standard pronunciation
[변명하다]
Level
Intermediate

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변명하다 in a sentence

From the dictionary. We added the reading — these are not translated.

  • 그는 자신의 잘못을 깨닫고 있었기 때문에 지수에게 그 일에 대해 변명하고 싶지 않았다.

    그는 자시니 잘모슬 깨닫꼬 이썯끼 때무네 지수에게 그 이레 대해 변명하고 십찌 아낟따.said like thisgeuneun jasinui jalmoseul kkaedatgo isseotgi ttaemune jisuege geu ire daehae byeonmyeonghago sipji anatda.
  • 그는 자신의 실수를 뉘우치기는커녕 다른 사람 때문에 그런 거라고 변명하기에 급급했다.

    그는 자시니 실수를 뉘우치기는커녕 다른 사람 때무네 그런 거라고 변명하기에 급끄팯따.said like thisgeuneun jasinui silsureul nwiuchigineunkeonyeong dareun saram ttaemune geureon georago byeonmyeonghagie geupgeupaetda.

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Dictionary data from the Korean Basic Dictionary by the National Institute of Korean Language, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR. We added the romanization. This page is shared under the same licence.