English–Korean
“shake” in Korean
How to say “shake” in Korean
“Shake” in Korean is 흔들다 (heundeulda).
A force moves something back and forth so it loses steadiness, and the same motion can stir a person's feelings.
Example sentences with 흔들다
음악에 맞춰 몸을 흔들었다.eu ma ge mat chwo mo meul heun deu reot tta
They swayed their bodies to the music.
Tips for using 흔들다
- The mover comes first, followed by the thing it moves, which makes the sentence pattern easy to spot.
Other Korean words for “shake”
바람 때문에 창문이 흔들렸어.pa ram ttae mu ne chang mu ni heun deul lyeo sseo
The window shook because of the wind.
겨울이라서 손이 떨려요.kyeo u ri ra seo so ni tteol lyeo yo
Because it is winter, my hands are shaking.