Korean word

거꾸로

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeokkuro

Meaning

  • adverbupside down

Example

컵을 거꾸로 놓지 마세요.keo beul keo kku ro no chi ma se yo

Please don't put the cup upside down.

Illustration for 거꾸로 (upside down)

More examples

사진 액자가 거꾸로 걸려 있었어요.sa jin aek jja ga keo kku ro keol lyeo i sseo sseo yo

The picture frame was hanging upside down.

Core concept

A thing or action is turned away from its normal top-to-bottom position, direction, or order.

Common phrases

  • 거꾸로 놓다keo kku ro no ta

    put upside down

  • 거꾸로 입다keo kku ro ip tta

    put on inside out

  • 거꾸로 뒤집다keo kku ro twi jip tta

    turn upside down

Similar words

반대로pandaero: In the opposite way from what was said or expected.
역으로yeogeuro: By carrying out a process in reverse.
역순으로yeokssuneuro: With a sequence running from its end back to its beginning.

Definition in Korean

사물이 뒤집히거나 위치나 순서가 반대가 되도록 된 상태나 그런 상태로 행하는 동작을 나타내는 부사sa mu ri twi ji pi geo na wi chi na sun seo ga pan dae ga toe do rok toen sang tae na keu reon sang tae ro haeng ha neun tong ja geul na ta nae neun pu sa

Word origin

The etymology of 거꾸로 (geokkuro, "upside down") is uncertain, and no reliable component-by-component explanation is established.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often reserve upside down for top-to-bottom orientation, but this word can also describe inside-out arrangements, so context determines the best translation.

Other meanings

  • in reverseadverb
  • inside outadverb
  • backwardadverb

Opposites

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