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-어 치우다

finish off; do away with completely

An auxiliary-verb construction attached to verb stems (e.g. 먹어 치우다, 해 치우다) meaning to complete an action decisively and entirely, often to get an unwanted task or burden out of the way.

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-아 치우다 · -여 치우다

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  1. 1. What does ‘-어 치우다’ mean?

  2. 2. Which form means “finish off; do away with completely”?