How to say to be jailed in Korean
Korean: 투옥되다[ tu-ok-doe-da ]
Meaning
투옥되다 means to be put in jail or prison by the law. You often hear it in news, history, or stories about crime. It talks about the person who goes to jail, so it is not a very casual everyday word.
Example sentences
범죄자들은 항상 투옥되곤 해요.
Criminals are always jailed.
그는 도둑질해서 투옥되었어요.
He was jailed for stealing.
영화에서 주인공의 아버지가 투옥되었어요.
In the movie, the main character's father was jailed.
옛날에 많은 사람들이 투옥되었어요.
Many people were jailed in the old days.
