Korean word

건드리다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkeondeurida

Meaning

  • verbtouch

Example

그거 건드리지 마.keu geo keon deu ri ji ma

Don't touch that.

Illustration for 건드리다 (touch)

More examples

기분을 건드리면 관계가 어색해져.ki bu neul keon deu ri myeon kwan gye ga eo sae kae jeo

If you hurt someone's feelings, the relationship becomes awkward.

Core concept

A light touch checks something or makes it react, extending to affecting a person or situation.

Common phrases

  • 기분을 건드리다ki bu neul keon deu ri da

    hurt someone's feelings

  • 손을 건드리다so neul keon deu ri da

    touch someone's hand

Similar words

만지다manjida: To use a hand or tool to explore the feel of something by touching it.
건들이다keondeurida: To fiddle with something by touching it repeatedly and persistently.
손대다sondaeda: To put a hand on something or handle it without approval.
간섭하다kanseopada: To interfere in matters that belong to another person.

Definition in Korean

손이나 도구로 가볍게 대거나 만져서 물건의 상태를 확인하거나 반응을 일으키는 동작을 가리키는 동사로, 비유적으로는 사람의 감정이나 상황을 건드려 영향을 주는 뜻으로도 쓰인다.so ni na to gu ro ka byeop kke tae geo na man jeo seo mul geo nui sang tae reul hwa gin ha geo na pa neung eul i reu ki neun tong ja geul ka ri ki neun tong sa ro pi yu jeo geu ro neun sa ra mui kam jeong i na sang hwang eul keon deu ryeo yeong hyang eul chu neun tteu seu ro do sseu in da

Word origin

This is a native Korean verb, but its older formation is uncertain, so no reliable component-by-component origin should be memorized.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, a person or sensitive situation as the object often makes the word suggest unwanted interference rather than neutral contact.

Other meanings

  • mess withverb

Opposites

  • 내버려두다naebeoryeodudaleave aloneverb

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