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뽑히다

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Meaning and Usage

The verb '뽑히다' is the passive form of '뽑다', meaning 'to pick' or 'to select'. It is commonly used to express being chosen, selected, or physically pulled out. It can refer to people being selected for a role or prize, or objects like branches or teeth being pulled out.

Common Contexts

  • Selection or election: Used when someone is chosen for a position, team, or award.
  • Lottery or drawing: When a number or name is drawn from a pool.
  • Physical removal: Describing something being pulled out or extracted.

Collocations and Patterns

  • '대표로 뽑히다' (to be selected as a representative): Used in formal or official selection contexts.
  • '추첨에서 뽑히다' (to be drawn in a lottery): Common in contests or giveaways.
  • '가지가 뽑히다' (a branch is pulled out): Describes physical removal.

Register and Politeness

'뽑히다' is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts depending on the sentence ending.

Common Mistakes

Learners sometimes confuse '뽑히다' with '뽑다'. Remember '뽑히다' is passive, so the subject is the one being selected or pulled out, not the one doing the action.

Example Sentences

그는 이번 대회에서 대표로 뽑혔다.

Geuneun ibeon daehoeseseo daepyo ro ppophyeotda.

He was selected as a representative in this competition.

추첨에서 번호가 뽑히면 상품을 받을 수 있다.

Chucheomeseo beonhoga ppophimyeon sangpumeul badeul su itda.

If your number is drawn in the lottery, you can receive a prize.

그 나무에서 오래된 가지가 뽑혔다.

Geu namueseo oraedoen gajiga ppophyeotda.

An old branch was pulled out from that tree.