When to use to overflow in Korean
Korean: 넘치다[ neom-chi-da ]
When to use it
넘치다 means to be so full that something goes over the edge. You can use it for water, soup, or anything in a cup, pot, river, or other place. It can also describe a place that is very full of people or things.
Example sentences
컵이 물로 넘쳐요.
The cup is overflowing with water.
냄비에서 국이 넘쳤어요.
The soup overflowed from the pot.
쓰레기통이 쓰레기로 넘쳐요.
The trash can is overflowing with trash.
비가 많이 와서 강물이 넘쳤어요.
It rained a lot, so the river overflowed.
장바구니가 과일로 넘쳐요.
The shopping basket is overflowing with fruit.
주말에는 수영장에 사람이 넘쳐요.
On weekends, the pool is overflowing with people.
