Korean expression
잘못 찍어
Said by JIHYO (TWICE)
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잘못 찍어 means "Wrongly; incorrectly" in Korean.
How it works here
‘잘못’ indicates that an action or judgment was carried out incorrectly. Used with the following verb, it adds the meaning ‘wrongly’ or ‘incorrectly.’
In this line
잘못
Usually used adverbially before a verb, similar to ‘incorrectly’. It can also be a verb in ‘잘못하다’, but here it is an adverb describing an incorrect way of doing something. Common combinations include ‘잘못 찍다’ (enter incorrectly), ‘잘못 고르다’ (choose incorrectly), and ‘잘못 알다’ (be mistaken about). The focus is on being wrong, not on bad intentions.
When it's used
Used when saying that someone made a speech, choice, entry, calculation, or judgment inaccurately. Before a verb, it shows that the action was not done correctly.
The line
누가 내비 잘못 찍어 넣었어요
Who entered the wrong destination into the GPS?
Said after making a mistake while entering a phone number or address.
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More examples
주소를 잘못 적어서 편지가 다른 데로 갔어요.
The letter went somewhere else because I wrote the address incorrectly.
버튼을 잘못 눌러서 화면이 꺼졌어요.
The screen turned off because I pressed the wrong button.
Quick check
What does this mean here?
잘못
누가 내비 잘못 찍어 넣었어요
Who entered the wrong destination into the GPS?
- Properly
- To do an action or make a judgment incorrectly
- Quickly
- Intentionally
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To do an action or make a judgment incorrectly
Usually used adverbially before a verb, similar to ‘incorrectly’. It can also be a verb in ‘잘못하다’, but here it is an adverb describing an incorrect way of doing something. Common combinations include ‘잘못 찍다’ (enter incorrectly), ‘잘못 고르다’ (choose incorrectly), and ‘잘못 알다’ (be mistaken about). The focus is on being wrong, not on bad intentions.
Other words in this line
- 누가
- Who
- 내비
- GPS; navigation system
- 찍다
- To enter or mark
- 넣다
- To put in
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