Korean word

기다

Pronunciation

Romanizationkida

Meaning

  • verbcrawl

Example

아기가 기어요.a gi ga ki eo yo

The baby is crawling.

Illustration for 기다 (crawl)

More examples

아기가 소파 밑으로 기어요.a gi ga so pa mi teu ro ki eo yo

The baby is crawling under the sofa.

Core concept

A body stays close to the ground while its hands and knees or belly move it forward.

Common phrases

  • 네 발로 기다ne pal lo ki da

    crawl on all fours

  • 바닥에서 기다pa da ge seo ki da

    crawl along the floor

  • 소파 밑으로 기다so pa mi teu ro ki da

    crawl beneath the sofa

Similar words

기어다니다kieodanida: To get around from one place to another by crawling.
기어가다kieogada: To crawl away from a place while moving forward.
기어오다kieooda: To crawl toward a place while moving forward.

Definition in Korean

손과 무릎 또는 배를 땅에 대고 몸을 낮춘 채 팔과 다리로 앞으로 나아가는 동사son gwa mu reup tto neun pae reul ttang e tae go mo meul nat chun chae pal gwa ta ri ro a peu ro na a ga neun tong sa

Word origin

The verb is native Korean, and its stem combines with direction words in longer expressions that show where the crawling goes.

Usage tips

  • The short form can be mistaken for the beginning of the Korean verb for waiting, but the two verbs describe completely different actions.

Other meanings

  • creepverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 기어가다kieogadago crawlingverb
  • 기어오다kieoodacome crawlingverb
  • 기어다니다kieodanidacrawl aboutverb

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