When to use to sink in Korean
Korean: 잠기다[ jam-gi-da ]
When to use it
The word "잠기다" means to go down into water or to be covered by water. You can use it for things like boats, roads, phones, or shoes when they sink or end up underwater. It is often used with "물에" to mean "in water."
Example sentences
배가 강에 잠겼어요.
The boat sank in the river.
공이 물에 잠겼어요.
The ball sank in the water.
비가 많이 와서 길이 잠겼어요.
It rained a lot, so the road was flooded.
휴대폰이 욕조에 잠겼어요.
My phone sank into the bathtub.
신발이 웅덩이에 잠겼어요.
The shoes sank into a puddle.
종이배가 연못에 잠겼어요.
The paper boat sank in the pond.