Korean word

건너다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeonneoda

Meaning

  • verbcross

Example

길을 건너세요.ki reul keon neo se yo

Cross the street.

Illustration for 건너다 (cross)

More examples

아이들이 횡단보도를 조심히 건너고 있다.a i deu ri hoeng dan bo do reul cho sim hi keon neo go it tta

The children are carefully crossing the crosswalk.

Core concept

Leaving one side and reaching the opposite side by passing across a path or boundary.

Common phrases

  • 횡단보도를 건너다hoeng dan bo do reul keon neo da

    cross a crosswalk

  • 강을 건너다kang eul keon neo da

    cross a river

Similar words

건너가다keonneogada: To go across a path or boundary and proceed to the area beyond it.
건너오다keonneooda: To arrive on this side after crossing from the opposite side.
지나가다chinagada: To go past a place or point and continue forward.

Definition in Korean

몸이나 물건이 한쪽에서 반대쪽으로 지나가거나 옮아 가다mo mi na mul geo ni han jjo ge seo pan dae jjo geu ro chi na ga geo na ol ma ka da

Word origin

The word's original history is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • The thing being crossed usually comes before this verb in Korean, so the same pattern works for streets, bridges, rivers, and similar places.

Other meanings

  • go oververb

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