Topic: Korean

"The horse threw out the trash."

Translation:말이 쓰레기를 버렸어요.

October 25, 2017

4 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/cbro2r

    쓰레기 is from the verb 쓸리다 which is the passive form of 쓸다 / to sweep, so 쓰레기 is something like "that which was swept".

    October 25, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/nleconte
    Mod

      Oh, never thought of that. Nice insight ;)

      October 26, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/Baron80397

        Kind of like "sweepings" I suppose

        November 17, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/7qez1
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        고만하소....말이 왜...

        April 13, 2019
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